HC Deb 02 March 1971 vol 812 cc417-8W
Q15. Mr. Carter

asked the Prime Minister if he will define the responsibilities of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The Prime Minister

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is responsible to Parliament for all Treasury business including public expenditure and economic and financial policy. He is the Minister responsible for the Inland Revenue and the Customs and Excise and is Master of the Royal Mint. He also has a number of other responsibilities, some of which are of a formal nature.