§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue from stamp duty on house purchase in 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82; and what is the estimated income for the current year.
§ Mr. WakehamThe estimated yield of stamp duty from residential property in the years 1977–78 to 1982–83 is as follows:
£ million 1977–78 85 1978–79 120 1979–80 250 1980–81* 245 1981–82 315 1982–83† 290 * (revised)
† (forecast)