Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of uptake of Gift Aid.

Information on trends in the amount of Gift Aid HMRC pays to charities is available in the Charity Tax Relief statistics at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1092066/Tables_1_and_2_-_summary.pdf.

No formal assessment of trend has been made.