Deposit Libraries (Hansard, 20 July 1979)

§ Mr. Rhodes James
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will review the obligation of publishers to donate books free of charge to deposit libraries; and whether he will consider taxation relief for publishers on this matter.

§ Mr. Peter Rees,
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 July 1979; Vol. 970, c. 818], gave the following answer:

Dutiable goods Drugs

Year ended Heathrow Other airports Heathrow Other airports

31 March 1975 … … 1,607 3,880 257^* 19^*

31 March 1976 … … 1,840 4,425 369^* 63^*

31 March 1977 … … 2,117 5,217 508^* 45^*

31 March 1978 … … 2,445 6,252 592 85

31 March 1979 … … [...],617 8,335 671 94

^* These represent the calendar years 1974, 1975 and 1976 respectively. The statistics for the appropriate financial year could he provided only at the cost of disproportionate time and effort.

§ Mr. Onslow
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount paid out of public funds by way of rewards to prevention officers making
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The statutory arrangements governing the legal deposit of books in the deposit libraries are being looked at in the light of the report of the Whitford committee on copyright and designs law—Cmnd. 6732. The costs of legal deposit are, of course, already taken into account for tax purposes and I have noted the suggestion in the report for additional tax relief.

			Dutiable goods	Drugs
Year ended	Heathrow	Other airports	Heathrow	Other airports
31 March 1975	…	…	1,607	3,880	257^*	19^*
31 March 1976	…	…	1,840	4,425	369^*	63^*
31 March 1977	…	…	2,117	5,217	508^*	45^*
31 March 1978	…	…	2,445	6,252	592	85
31 March 1979	…	…	[...],617	8,335	671	94
^* These represent the calendar years 1974, 1975 and 1976 respectively. The statistics for the appropriate financial year could he provided only at the cost of disproportionate time and effort.