§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the fact that many persons now being admitted into Great Britain from various countries overseas are unable to read or write English, what action is taken to advise these people in their own native tongues about the law on taxes, income tax in particular, and the filling in of tax return forms; in how many languages other than English tax return forms are printed; and how such forms are distributed.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe Inland Revenue supplies immigrants from the Indian Sub-continent with a form "Income Tax and You" which is prepared in conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality. This form is available in five languages besides English: Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Gujarati and Punjabi. It is normally sent on the first occasion on which the Inland Revenue communicates with the immigrant. Income tax and value added tax return forms are available in English and Welsh only.