§ Mr. LEACHasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many typewriters are in use in the 12 Bradford district offices of His Majesty's Inspectors of Taxes; and of these how many are more than 10 years old?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCE19 typewriters are in use in the Bradford district offices of His Majesty's Inspectors of Taxes. 18 of these machines are more than 10 years old.
§ Mr. LEACHasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many typewriters are in use in the taxes branch of the Inland Revenue Department; and of these how many are more than 10 years old?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe number of typewriters in use in the taxes branch of the Inland Revenue Department is 1,250. As regards the second part of the question, the information asked for is not readily available and its preparation would involve the expenditure of a very considerable amount of time and labour. It is probable that the majority of the machines are more than 10 years old.