§ 112. Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases of evasion of estate duty have been detected for each year since 1960; how much unpaid duty was recovered annually and what proportion of total estate duty revenue for that year did it constitute; and, for each year, how many persons were prosecuted, how many convicted and what were the penalties imposed.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinFollowing is the information:
Duty recovered* Year ending 30th September Number of cases Amount As percentage of total receipts Prosecution for fraud £ 1960 104* 67,728 0.030 1 (fine £500) 1961 95* 156,392 0.066 — 1962 136 90,998 0.035 1 (fine £2,000) 1963 109 58,613 0.022 — 1964 94 151,723 0.049 — 1965 112 173,954 0.059 — 1966 113 111,402 0.038 — 1967 104 166,174 0.055 2 (fines £2,000 and £15,000) 1968 125 122,363 0.037 — 1969 156 274,503 0.072 — 1970 92 171,309 0.047 1 (fine £1,000) * England and Wales only: figures for Scotland are not available.