§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications have now been made for new construction industry sub-contractors' tax certificates; how many more applications are expected; and how many certificates have been granted and how many refused.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
At the most recent count, on 12th November, 268,669 applications had been received, of which 185,730 had been approved and 20,960 refused. It is not possible to estimate how many more applications will be received.
§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases 118W the refusal of a construction industry sub-contractor's tax certificate was due to the absence of three years' satisfactory tax records; and in how many cases a certificate was refused for other reasons.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
I regret that this information is not available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appeals have been made against the refusal of a construction industry sub-contractor's tax certificate; how many appeals have been successful; and what time elapses between appeals and decisions.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
I regret that information about the number of appeals cannot be provided without disproportionate effort and expense. The time taken between the lodging of an appeal and a decision depends upon the date of the next available meeting of the appropriate body of appeal commissioners.