§ Mr. Parkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the amount of revenue lost to the Exchequer by tax evasion for each year since 1974: and if he will list the number of prosecutions for tax fraud over the same period.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonIt is not possible to estimate the tax lost because of undetected tax evasion. On the second part of the Question, I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Leek (Mr. Knox) on 11th July.