§ Mr. Wrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the computer centre at East Kilbride, which is to handle Scottish Pay as You Earn tax returns, will begin to operate; what it will cost in a full year; and how much it will save the Scottish taxpayer.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe Inland Revenue's Schedule E computer centre at East Kilbride started to operate on a limited scale at the beginning of April94W and by the middle of 1970 will be handling all the P.A.Y.E. cases at present dealt with in Scottish tax offices. The decision to set it up was based on an estimate that the full annual cost would be £1.4 million, representing a saving to the Exchequer of about £175,000 a year. The cost and saving will be reassessed, so as to take account of current trends, when the centre is fully established.