§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what has been the cost in each of the past five years of printing and distributing to the public (a) all public decisions of the value added tax tribunals and (b) leaflets and notices by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise;
(2) how many organisations and individuals received copies of all public decisions of value added tax tribunals in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe distribution of copies of decisions by the VAT tribunals is a matter for the president of those tribunals.
I am advised that the number of individuals and organisations receiving copies of all public decisions of the VAT tribunals was 21 in 1980 and 37 in 1983. In addition, in 1980 six individuals-organisations received copies limited to subjects of interest to a particular trade, while by 1983 this number had risen to 17. The total estimated annual printing and distributing cost was £2,000 in 1980 and £2,200 in 1983. Figures for the other years are not available.
The estimated cost of printing and distributing all Customs and Excise leaflets and notices relating to VAT was as follows:
Year £ 1980–81 510,000 1981–82 168,000 1982–83 227,000