§ Mr. C. Johnsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the amount of compensation paid under the Town and Country Planning Acts in each year up to 1960–61; and what proportion of this compensation ranked as in-
Financial year Compensation under the 1954 Acts Amount of interest included in payments in col. (2) (before deduction of tax) Payments which include interest (Parts I and V) Payments which do not include interest (Parts II and IV) (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ £ 1st January, 1955 to 31st March, 1955 7,302,267 — 1,383,066 1955–56 48,116,418 1,913,006 9,360,663 1956–57 17,483,739 8,034,032 3,453,470 1957–58 2,512,607 10,105,960 492,017 1958–59 901,271 7,995,246 183,340 1959–60 317,343 4,681,459 62,295 1960–61 116,722 3,540,710 21,977 TOTALS 76,750,367 36,270,413 14,956,828 The recipient of interest from which tax has been deducted may be entitled to reclaim some or all of the tax deducted if he is not liable at the standard rate.