§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated revenue obtained from excise duty on motor spirit and derv, respectively, in 1975–76 and in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonNet receipts of excise duty on motor spirit and derv are published in the annual reports of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. Provisional figures for 1975–76 are not yet
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Number of persons convicted (number acquitted shown in brackets) Nature of offence 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 False accounts and returns of income, etc. 12 (4) 16 (1) 8 7 (3) 24 (5) False claims to personal allowances, deductions for expenses, repayment, etc. 125 (7) 65 (3) 60 (6) 16 (2) 16 (1) PAYE False returns (offences by employers and pay clerks, etc.) 2 5 10 3 (1) 12 (3) Forgery, impersonation, etc. by employees 7 (2) 5 8 — 1 False claims for post-war credit — 1 4 — — Sub-contractor exemption certificate frauds — 2 20 (3) 69 (7) 99 (7) Theft, etc., of payable orders and Giro cheques 41 (1) 58 (1) 30 (3) 27 (1) 21 (1) Assaults on Inland Revenue Officers 2 — 6 3 — Miscellaneous 6 — — 1 2 Totals 195 (14) 152 (5) 146 (12) 126 (14) 175 (17)