Mel Stride corrected a written answer on Electronic Commerce: VAT
Mike Kane (Labour, Wythenshawe and Sale East) asked written question 120049 on 18 December 2017. Mel Stride answered on 21 December 2017 for the HM Treasury, and Mel Stride corrected the answer on 5 February 2018. The figure 657 in the original became 862 in the correction, higher by 205. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out every online marketplace that has been issued with a joint and several liability notice and the number of notices issued to each of those online marketplaces due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued | HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality. However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 862 notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/808940?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | f2f3ff02a498521fd77639c25c0f917a22edfcd81280c6c3be9c01bc765d771a |