questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects HMRC to bring processing times for A1 forms back within service standards.
answerText: Due to increased demand for National Insurance services ahead of the 5 April 2025 deadline for making voluntary contributions, there have been delays in processing A1 applications. As of 2 December 2025:There are around 11,000 digital (online A1) applicat...
heading: National Insurance