§ Mr. Roebuckasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the circumstances in which a British publisher was allowed to pay £10,000 without deduction of tax to Gordon Lonsdale in Moscow for his memoirs; and whether he will make a further statement about the administration of the Exchange Control Act in relation to this and similar payments.
§ Mr. Harold LeverI cannot discuss the tax affairs of particular individuals by way of Question and Answer. So far as exchange control is concerned, it is the practice to allow a wide range of134W commercial and similar payments including payments for publishing rights to be made with the minimum of formality and delay. This payment could, therefore, have been made by any authorised bank under its delegated authority.