§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what plans he has to review the case of Mr. Christopher Thompson of 18 Bootham terrace, York, in relation to the treatment by Customs and Excise of his VAT liabilities and those of his competitors;
(2) what account he has taken in considering the case of Mr. Christopher Thompson of 18 Bootham terrace, York, in the past of Mr. Thompson's affidavit about competitors' tax affairs and the reported inaccuracy of advertisements for their services.
§ Sir John Cope[holding answer 28 March 1994]: None. His complaints, which relate to events before and during 1979, have been reviewed carefully over the last 15 years by Customs and Excise, by Ministers and by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, and full account has been taken of all the many thousands of documents that Mr. Thompson has sent, both direct to customs and via Members of Parliament and others.