§ 67. Mr. KIRKWOODasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can give the number of persons liable to Super-tax in the years 1920, 1927 and 1928, respectively?
Mr. SAMUELThe hon. Member will find information regarding the number for the year 1920 on page 101 of the 69th Report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Command Paper No. 2783). Corresponding information for the years 1927 and 1928 is not yet available.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODThat answer does not convey very much. It is an evasive answer. I want the figures. In the question, I asked the hon. Member to state the figures, but he is referring me to papers. Why should we not get the figures? We do not want any papers. That is what the Minister of Health did with a question of mine the other day.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe Minister has given the hon. Member an answer. He has told him where he can find the figures.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODOn a point of Order.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe answer has been given.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODI appeal to you again to protect us here. The question asked was the number of Super-tax payers in 1920 and in 1927 and 1928. What is to hinder the Minister from saying exactly what the numbers are and giving us a straightforward answer? If he cannot do that, he is not fit for the job.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member has received his reply, and I am afraid that he must be content with it.