§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for Certificate 715 had been received up to and including 5th July and, of these, how many had been (a) approved and a certificate issued, (b) approved and a letter of approval issued, (c) refused and (d) how many were still under consideration.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAt 10th June 1977—the latest date for which information is available—337,000 applications had been received, of which 270,000 had been approved. Of the remainder 31,000 had been refused, 19,000 had not been pursued, and the majority of the balance were awaiting action by the applicants to nut their tax affairs in order.
Between March and June, approximately 50,000 letters of approval had been issued, and all those applicants should by now have received their certificates.