§ Sir C. Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the criteria by which he is considering whether or not to continue the practice of not seeking to bring legal proceedings against those who make voluntary disclosures of gold coins which they have been holding contrary to the provisions of Statutory Instrument No. 438, 1966.
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Number of staff (including industrials) Wages and salaries for twelve months to 31st January, 1970* £'000 Department for National Savings Headquarters … 97 6,927† National Savings Bank, London … 4,844 National Savings Bank, Glasgow … 2,481 1,928 National Savings Bank, Harrogate … 1,445 1,648 Bonds and Stock Office, Lytham St. Annes … 3,334 3,337 Savings Certificate Office, London … 150½|| 660 Savings Certificate Office, Morecambe … 130|| 1,767† Savings Certificate Office, Durham‡ … 1,948 National Savings Committee for England and Wales§ … 606 969 National Savings Committee for Scotland§ … 61½ 99 TOTAL: … 15,097 17,335 * Includes Selective Employment Tax and employer's contributions to National Insurance. Graduated Pensions, etc. † Separate salary figures not readily available. ‡ Includes Save As You Earn Office. § The staff of the National Savings Committees are widely dispersed. || Rapidly dimishing staff owing to dispersal.
§ Mr. TaverneThe purpose of the measures of control over gold coins is to discourage hoarding and promote dishoarding. I am satisfied that in that context the practice of not seeking to bring prosecutions in cases of voluntary disclosure is justified for the time being.