§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many special consents have been given by the Treasury under Section 468 of the Income Tax Act, 1952, now Section 482 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act, 1970, in each of the last 10 income tax years; in how many cases in the same period companies have taken advantage of the general consent provisions; and in how many cases criminal proceedings were taken under the same provisions; and what penalties are imposed in the same period.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe figures requested in the first part of the Question are as follows:
1960–61 … … … 387 1961–62 … … … 458 1962–63 … … … 429 1963–64 … … … 432 1964–65 … … … 466 1965–66 … … … 472 1966–67 … … … 552 1967–68 … … … 600 1968–69 … … … 682 1969–70 … … … 862 The answers to the three other parts of the Question are, respectively, this information is not available, none and none.