§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of revenues from stamp duty in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99 is attributable to intellectual property transactions. [59299]
§ Ms HewittTotal receipts from stamp duty (including stamp duty reserve tax) in 1997–98, the latest available year, were £3,455 million. It is estimated that stamp duty on transactions of intellectual property amounted to around £5 million.