§ 19. Mr. van Straubenzeeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make arrangements for taxpayers to discharge payments of arrears of tax due by bankers' order in future without necessarily requiring the direct credit procedure.
§ Mr. DiamondThese arrangements already exist.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeIn that case, why was it that very recently the Financial Secretary told me that this was administratively very difficult, though he was courteous enough to make special arrangements in the case to which I referred?
§ Mr. DiamondMy hon. and learned Friend told the hon. Gentleman that because it was an accurate statement of the case. These arrangements are diffi- 286 cult to make. They involve additional costs, but nevertheless arrangements are made to meet individual cases.