§ 74. Mr. David Steelasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the letters he has written since June, 1970, to the hon. Member for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles concerning the tax affairs of his individual constituents have specifically contained an apology on behalf of the Inland Revenue; and what proportion of all these letters this figure represents.
§ Mr. NottSince June, 1970, Treasury Ministers have written to the hon. Member about the tax affairs of 70 of his constituents; 43 letters contained an apology on behalf of the Inland Revenue.
The Inland Revenue is always ready to apologise for its mistakes; and it must be remembered that overall the number of complaints is very small in relation to the number of individual tax-payers with whom the Inland Revenue deal.