§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the amount of extra revenue that would be received in the current financial year if there were no evasion of vehicle excise duty.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe amount of revenue lost from VED evasion in the United Kingdom during the 1987–88 financial year is estimated to be £108 million. No estimates for 1988–89 are yet available.