Sales of Works of Art (Tax Concessions)

HC Deb 05 July 1982 vol 27 cc19-20W

24. Mr. Cormack

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he proposes to publish a simplified layman's guide to the tax concessions available to those who want to sell works of art to museums.

Mr. Channon

The booklet is written. It will be published as soon as printing and distribution arrangements can be completed.

Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been registered as unemployed for more than (a) 52 weeks and (b) two years for each of the counties of Scotland for each month since January 1979.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

[pursuant to his reply, 29 June 1982, c. 288]: Information is not available in the precise form requested. The unemployment register is analysed by duration of unemployment quarterly in January, April, July and October. Table I gives the numbers registered as unemployed in each region and island authority area in Scotland who on the day of the count had been unemployed for more that 52 weeks and up to two years, and table II the numbers registered as unemployed for over two years.