§ 39. Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the increasing number of persons in the building and roadmaking industries who claim the status of sub-contractors and are accordingly paid without deduction of tax at source; and if he will make inquiries to see if there are abuses in this system leading to a loss of tax to the revenue.
§ Mr. MacDermotArrangements were introduced last year to secure regular returns of payments made to sub-contractors in these industries.