§ Mr. CASSELasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total cost incurred in connection with the issue of and collection of returns to two forms, recently declared by judgments of the High Court of Justice to have been unauthorised, commonly known as Forms IV. and VIII.?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. McKinnon Wood)I must refer the hon. and learned Member to the answer which I gave him on the 9th instant.
§ Mr. CASSELWill the right hon. Gentleman tell me what the answer was?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODThe hon. and learned Member will see the answer in the records. The answer was given in the ordinary course.
§ Mr. NEWMANasked whether the total of £368,680 for the land valuation staff represents, in addition to the salaries of that staff, including rent of offices and postage, any salaries or costs incurred in connection with the issue of and collection of any forms that may have been or are now being issued to aid members of the land valuation staff in the assessment or collection of land value duties where due, or at arriving at the site value of any hereditaments in the United Kingdom?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODThe figures given include all expenses in connection with the issue of forms by the valuation staff. They do not include payments which are made to the land valuation officers specially appointed for the purpose of issuing and collecting the preliminary returns, and which for the current year will amount to some £650 only.
§ Mr. NEWMANHas the sum of £174,300 anything to do with the £68,000?
§ Mr. McKINNON WOODI do not know what sum the hon. Member is referring to. There is no such sum as that mentioned in my answer
§ Mr. NEWMANThat is the sum mentioned as the cost of issuing Form IV.