Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2022 to Question 26810 on Revenue and Customs Repayments, what the average time taken is for HMRC to process repayments claimed through a self assessment tax return in the latest period for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.

Repayment times vary from case to case depending on individual circumstances. All repayments go through security checks, and the vast majority pass them, and they will then be issued within 10 days. Only cases that fail them will take longer to process.