§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many official value added tax forms and explanatory leaflets are published by his Department in Gaelic; and what arrangements exist for the provision of Gaelic-speaking staff to deal with value added tax problems and inquiries.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweNo official value added tax forms or explanatory leaflets are published by Customs and Excise in Gaelic.
There are no special arrangements for the provision of Gaelic-speaking staff to deal with value added tax inquiries and Customs and Excise has no knowledge of any requests for such a service from the trading community.