§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the Inland Revenue's report on employment arrangements in the national newspapers;
(2) how many ghost workers have been revealed by the Inland Revenue's investigation into employment and taxation arrangements in the national newspapers;
(3) what estimate he has of the amount of unpaid income tax owing to the Inland Revenue as a result of fraudulent practices among workers on the national newspapers;
(4) what steps he proposes to take to eliminate fraudulent tax practices among workers employed on the national newspapers;
(5) which trade union representatives have been interviewed by the Inland Revenue in connection with its inquiry into fraudulent tax practices among employees in the national newspapers.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten) on 24th November.—[Vol. 958, c. 795– 96.]