§ Mr. John Browneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the Inland Revenue has adopted the policy of sending explanatory leaflets in English and in Welsh to English citizens living in England; and what is the total cost, including paper, compiling and printing, of these additional Welsh language explanatory leaflets.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe Welsh form is intended for issue only to taxpayers served by certain tax offices in Wales. In the course of production the printer inserts form 510 into each return to be issued by the appropriate tax offices. This inevitably means that some English residents receive the form unnecessarily if 711W their tax affairs are dealt with by a Welsh tax office. I regret if any inconvenience is caused in this way, but it remains the cheapest and most effective method of distribution.
The total cost of this in 1979 was £3,415.