HC Deb 02 May 1977 vol 931 c79W
Mr. Michael Marshall

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many construction contractors, resident in West Sussex, have applied for a 714 certificate; and of these how many have been granted a certificate.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

On 14th April, the date of the last count, 4,315 applications had been received by inspectors of taxes in West Sussex. Of these, 3,338 had been approved and 404 had been refused. The remainder were still under inquiry, in most cases awaiting further information from the applicants concerned.