§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many special offices to bring areas of tax evasion under scrutiny have been established since 1976; and what has been the extra tax revenue produced in each year since then as a result.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe Inland Revenue has opened six special offices to date. These are in Edinburgh—opened in January 1976—London 1 and Manchester—June 1976—Solihull—September 1977—London 2—August 1979—and Sheffield—July 1980. The direct yield from special office investigation is:
Year ending 31 October £ million 1976 0.4 1977 6.5 1978 11.6 1979 14 1980 20.5