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Written question asked by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Friday, 22 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 February 2008. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 28 February 2008 on behalf of the Treasury.


Taxation: Self-assessment

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions and for what length of time the online tax filing service has been out of operation in the last six months.
Answer

Between the 1 August 2007 and the 31 January 2008 the SA on-line filing service was out of operation on 19 separate occasions for an overall total of 113 hours. Ten of these disruptions and 62 of the total hours were for planned and essential maintenance and upgrades by either HMRC or the Government Gateway. Other disruptions to the service were as a result of technical failures.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
189892; 472 c1940W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Self-assessment
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk