§ Miss Maynardasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in respect of how many and what percentage of gangmasters the Inland Revenue has queried the accounts; against how many and what percentages of these prosecutions have taken place in each of the last two years; and whether examination of such employer's records poses any particular problems to the Inland Revenue.
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§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to his reply, 11 July 1983, c. 255]: Statistics about the treatment of gangmasters' accounts are not available. Their PAYE records as employers are subject to regular checks by the Inland Revenue's auditors. No gangmasters have been prosecuted by the Inland Revenue in the last two years.
Deposits* of clearing banks, other banks and building societies (£ million) 1951 end-Dec 1961 mid-Dec† 1971 mid-Dec† 1981 mid-Dec† London clearing banks 6,060 6,877 11,224 44,084 Scottish clearing banks 682 718 1,090 4,940 Northern Ireland Banks‡ 116 147 299 1,161 Other banks|| 848 2,013 4,992 28,840 Building Societies 1,265 3,149 12,176 57,146 * For 1951 and 1961 the available figures for banks comprise indistinguishably sterling and foreign currency deposits placed by other banks in the United Kingdom, the public sector, the private sector and overseas residents. For 1971 and 1981 all foreign currency deposits and all deposits from United Kingdom banks have been excluded. Certificates of deposit issued have been excluded for all dates. Deposits of the building societies are largely from persons only and include shares. † End-December for building societies. ‡ End-December for 1961, mid-November for 1971. || Excluding,throughout, the banking department of the Bank of England, members of the London Discount Market Association, the trustees savings banks and the national savings bank.