HC Deb 12 July 1966 vol 731 c172W
Mr. John Hall

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in HANSARD a table showing the capital invested in the private sector of industry, its turnover, the amount paid by it in taxes and the amount paid by it in rates for each year since 1950.

Mr. Diamond

Comprehensive information on these matters is not available. Estimates of tax payments by companies are, however, available in the annual Blue Books on National Income and Expenditure, and summaries of the information on capital contained in the balance sheets of quoted companies are compiled and published regularly by the Board of Trade. The most convenient sources for this information are given below: