HC Deb 17 May 1966 vol 728 cc234-5W
Mr. Clegg

asked the Minister of Labour how many regional offices he will set up to deal with the repayment of moneys collected by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance under the Selective Employment Tax.

Mr. Gunter

It is not my intention to set up any new regional offices for this purpose. The existing regional and local offices of my Department will be used; they will need extra staff.

Mr. Clegg

asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he will install a computer to deal with calculations made necessary by the introduction of the Selective Employment Tax; and what is the estimated cost;

(2) what computer aids are used in his department to analyse the employment figures; and if he is satisfied that they are capable of providing information to enable policy decisions arising from the Selective Employment Tax to be made.

Mr. Gunter

My Department uses an ICT 1100 computer to produce the analyses of employment statistics and it will be available for work of this kind arising from the Selective Employment Tax. I hope in due course to examine ways in which a computer could be used in connection with payments of premiums and refunds of tax to employers.