§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give a list of appointments made by the Government or held by persons in overseas organisations which are free of United Kingdom income tax; and on what statutory authority these incomes are tax free.
Name of Organisation Statutory Instrument Number 1 African Development Fund … … 1973 No. 958 2 Asian Development Bank … … 1974 No. 1251 3 Central Treaty Organisation … … 1974 No. 1252 4 Council of Europe … … 1960 No. 442 5 Customs Co-operation Council … … 1974 No. 1253 6 European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts … … 1975 No. 158 7 European Space Research Organisation … … 1974 No. 1255 8 Interim Commission for the International Trade Organisation … … 1972 No. 669 9 International Atomic Energy Agency … … 1974 No. 1256 10 International Cocoa Organisation … … 1975 No. 411 11 International Coffee Organisation … … 1969 No. 733 12 International Sugar Organisation … … 1969 No. 734 13 International Tin Council … … 1972 No. 120 14 International Wheat Council … … 1968 No. 1863 15 International Whaling Commission … … 1975 No. 1210 16 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation … … 1974 No. 1257 17 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … … 1974 No. 1258 18 South East Asia Treaty Organisation … … 1974 No. 1259 19 Inter-American Development Bank … … 1976 No. 222 20 United Nations and International Court of Justice … … 1974 No. 1261 21 Specialised Agencies of the United Nations: (a) International Labour Organisation … … 1974 No. 1260 (b) Food and Agriculture Organisation … … 1974 No. 1260 (c) World Health Organisation … … 1974 No. 1260 (d)International Civil Aviation Organisation … … 1974 No. 1260 (e) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation … … 1974 No. 1260 (f)Universal Postal Union … … 1974 No. 1260 (g)International Telecommunications Union … … 1974 No. 1260 (h)World Meteorological Organisation … … 1974 No. 1260 (i)Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation … … 1968 No. 1862 22 Western European Union … … 1955 No. 1209 23 Caribbean Development Bank … … 1972 No. 113 24 International Monetary Fund … … 1946 No. 36 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development … …