Mr. Milanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will give figures for the total sums of pay-as-you-earn and national insurance contributions paid by employers in Scotland and the United Kingdom, respectively, over the last convenient period for which figures are available, 448W showing how much was paid by the due date, how much within the following two months and how much was paid later;
(2) if he will give the number of cases and total sums of money involved, over the last 12-month period for which figures are conveniently available and over the three preceding 12-month periods, in which the Inland Revenue has taken action involving sheriff officers to recover unpaid pay-as-you-earn and national insurance contributions from firms in Scotland;
(3) what guidance has been given to collectors of taxes over the recovery of unpaid pay-as-you-earn and national insurance contributions; and whether there has been any change in that guidance in the last three years.
§ Mr. LawsonI shall let the right hon. Member have replies as soon as possible.