Aerospace Companies

HC Deb 16 December 1976 vol 922 cc1718-9

19. Mr. Adley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much taxation has been paid in total, in the last convenient 12-month period, by those aerospace companies the Government is seeking to nationalise.

Mr. Joel Barnett

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. Adley

Since the companies publish annual reports, why is the information not available?

Mr. Barnett

The hon. Gentleman has asked a question which it is not possible to answer. He asked not about direct taxation but about taxation, which includes indirect taxation. It is not possible for me, therefore, to say.