§ Mr. Corbettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for tax exemption certificates for subcontractors in the building industry have been made under the Finance Act 1976; how many have been granted; how many 755W have been refused; and how many applications are pending.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 8th December 1976; Vol. 922, c. 269], gave the following answer:
I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Somerset, North (Mr. Dean) on Tuesday 7th December 1976, [Vol. 922, c. 117]. 61,979 applications were under negotiation or about to be examined on 12th November. I regret that the number of applications is wrongly shown in that reply as 168,669; it should be 268,669.