Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.171 of the Summer Budget 2015, whether the £800 million investment in tackling tax non-compliance and evasion has been diverted from other business areas.

The Summer Budget 2015 announced significant additional investment of £800m in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) work on non‑compliance and tax evasion covering a range of areas.

As well as announcing additional resource for these measures, the government is committed to providing HMRC with the funding it needs to maintain its current level of compliance performance, while making efficiencies.