HC Deb 19 May 1969 vol 784 cc31-2W
96. Sir T. Beamish

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many copies of the Finance Bill were printed and how many were sold before the Second Reading of the Bill in each of the last four years, shown separately; and what are the respective figures this year.

Mr. Taverne

Following is the information:

FINANCE BILL
Year Number of copies Printed Number of copies sold and issued*
1965 47,500 44,500
1966 30,000 25,000
1967 22,500 15,000
1968 35,000 28,000
1969 32,500 17,000 (to date)
* These figures cover all sales and issues to Government Departments of the first print of the Finance Bill; separate figures for the period up to the Second Reading are not available.