Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total cost was of employing external contractors and consultants on HM Revenue and Customs-related work in 2013-14.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) costs for external contractors are published on the Cabinet Office.gov.uk website.

HMRC costs for Consultancy are reported in the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 under Other Administration Costs: Other Expenditure (page 138) and Programme Costs: Other Programme Costs (page 140) and are audited by the National Audit Office. These costs include those for the VOA, which are consolidated with the costs for the core department.

HMRC annual report and accounts: 2013 to 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK