§ 65. Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that demand notes for Income Tax, Form D.N. 1 (A. & C.G.), and notices of assessment for Income Tax, Form 64a, omit to give the telephone numbers of the offices concerned; and why the departments concerned do not acquaint the public on official stationery that they are on the telephone, in view of the fact that the General Post Office has recently decided to welcome increased incoming calls on the telephone in Government offices?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe stationery used in correspondence with taxpayers shows the telephone number of the office concerned. Inquiries arising out of the issue of the forms to which my hon. Friend refers cannot, however, be satisfactorily dealt with by telephone, and the inclusion of the telephone numbers on those forms would merely produce confusion.
§ Sir A. M. SAMUELIs the hon. Gentleman aware that his answer is not quite in accordance with the facts? Although the forms referred to bear the names and addresses of the inspectors or collectors many things dealt with by them could be cleared up without the necessity for correspondence by ringing up on the telephone and getting a verbal explanation?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe answer which I have given is in accordance with the facts.