§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional payment he has proposed to make to experienced members of staff who have been given intensive preliminary training to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsNone. Instructional work is part of normal duty.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what basis experienced members of staff are selected for intensive preliminary training to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsThere was a large number of volunteers from whom instructors were selected on the basis of suitability for training duties.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been involved, in an instructional capacity, in the intensive preliminary training for a number of experienced members of staff to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsEighty-two.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average number of hours per day spent in training by the experienced members of staff receiving intensive preliminary training to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsThis information is not readily available.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the length of the intensive preliminary training given to experienced members of staff to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsIt is 6½ or 10 weeks according to the nature of the instruc-378W tional duties on which the individual officer is to be employed.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many experienced members of staff are to be given intensive preliminary training to act as instructors on value added tax, in the future, according to present plans.
§ Mr. HigginsNone. The phase of preliminary training has been completed.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many experienced members of staff are at present being given intensive preliminary training to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsNone. This preliminary training has been completed.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many experienced members of staff have been given intensive preliminary training to act as instructors on value added tax.
§ Mr. HigginsOne hundred and seventy-three.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give details of the matters discussed between him and the National Council of Social Services and the Churches in Committee on 20th May; to what extent these discussions dealt with the Churches' objections to the imposition of value added tax; and what was the result of these discussions.
§ Mr. HigginsThe subjects discussed include VAT, purchase tax, SET, estate duty and capital gains tax. Subsequently some further information has been provided by those represented at the meeting.