§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the approximate cost of sending a letter to each Income Tax district asking for information as to how many private schools are treated as charities for tax purposes; what would be the approximate cost of the replies and of collating the information therefrom; and what alternative methods he has to deal with this problem.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe matter is not as simple as my hon. Friend's Question suggests and I am writing to him.