§ Mr. Corbettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the 400,000 forms sent out inviting application for the new subcontractors' tax certificate, how many applications have been submitted, how many approved and how many have yet to be decided at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th July 1976], gave the following information:
At the latest count, on 8th July, 248,047 applications had been received. Of these, 158,324 have been approved and 16,370 refused. 73,353 are still under examination.