§ Colonel DAYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the fact that the transfer of all landed property situate in London is conducted by the public and their Solicitors at the Land Registry, he will direct that facilities for the collection of the Inland Revenue stamp duties payable on such dealings be provided for the general convenience within the precincts of the Land Registry?
§ Mr. R. McNEILLAn addition to the stamping facilities at the Land Registry, whereby Inland Revenue duties could be assessed and impressed at the same time as Land Registry Fee Stamps are impressed, would involve additional expenditure on staff and machinery. Statistics which have been obtained of the present Volume of business make it clear that the additional staff and machinery that would, at a minimum, be necessary could not be fully employed, and in the interests of economy I am unable at present to give the directions which the hon. Member suggests