§ Mr. Welshasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue raised through stamp duties on house sales in each year over the past five years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe latest estimates of United Kingdom net receipts of stamp duties on house sales in the last three years are given below. I regret that sufficient data to make estimates for previous years is not available.
£ million 1973–74* 45 1974–75 35 1975–76 45 * Northern Ireland receipts are included only from 1st January 1974.