Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times debt repayments to his Department have been written off in each year since 2010; and what the value of such debts were in each such year.
Alistair Burt
The number and value of debt repayments written-off in each year since 2010* is outlined in the table below.
|
Year debt written-off |
Value of Debt written-off |
Number of cases written-off |
|
2014/15 |
£682,428 |
9 |
|
2013/14 |
£47,909 |
4 |
|
2012/13 |
£155,615 |
8 |
|
2011/12 |
£344,897 |
3 |
|
2010/11 |
£1,806,698 |
8 |
*2015/16 data is still being audited and will be available when the final accounts are published later this year.
Debt repayments written off occur when income due was not collected and deemed not recoverable.The value of debt written-off can vary year on year as they relate to largely external factors. There can be a variety of reasons, but mainly where companies enter liquidation and are unable to pay. This is known in the Departmental Annual Report and Resource Account publication as claims waived or abandoned. Some of the detail of significant claims waived and abandoned (above the reporting threshold of £250,000) are reported separately in the Annual Report and Resource Account Publication and further details are shown below.
