Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many proceedings for insolvency have been initiated by HMRC for failure to pay taxes when they were due.
Routine insolvency action has been paused by HMRC since the first lockdown in March 2020.
The figures below are for the 2020 calendar year relating to proceedings for insolvency which have been initiated by HMRC for failure to pay taxes when they were due:
Bankruptcy/Sequestration
January – March 2020 409
April – June 2020 0
July – September 2020 0
October – December 2020 0
Companies Winding Up/Liquidation
January – March 2020 1108
April – June 2020 9
July – September 2020 1
October – December 2020 1
These figures cover England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.