HC Deb 05 June 1924 vol 174 c1490W
Colonel GRETTON

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that the last Inland Revenue Report for the year ended 31st March, 1922, was not published until October, 1923, 19 months after the end of the financial year; when the Inland Revenue Report for the year ended 31st March, 1923, will be issued if there is any reason for the very long delay in publishing these Reports; and if he will take steps to ensure that the Inland Revenue Reports in the future are published at a reasonable interval after the end of each financial year?

Mr. GRAHAM

The preparation of the animal Report of the, Commissioners of Inland Revenue involves a large amount of statistical work, which, during the past few years has been constantly interrupted by special statistical investigations of Inland Revenue data forad hoc purposes, such as the evidence laid before the Select Committee on a Betting Duty, financial relations with Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State, etc. For these reasons the 65th Report was not published until October, 1923, and the publication of the 66th Report will probably be delayed until August next. Early publication is always aimed at, and it is hoped substantially to reduce the interval in future years.