HC Deb 28 February 1984 vol 55 cc124-5W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he is satisfied with the current rate and scale of payment of (a) petroleum revenue tax and (b) corporation tax by the major companies operating in the North sea;

(2) what is the proportion of projected income from North sea oil and gas which will come from royalties, petroleum revenue tax, corporation tax, the supplementary tax and any other source;

(3) what was the corporation tax liability of all companies combined working on the United Kingdom continental shelf for each year since 1964; and how much has been paid in each year;

(4) how much tax has been paid in total on wages earned on the United Kingdom continental shelf; and what proportion of this was paid by British citizens;

(5) what has been the total amount of corporation tax paid in each year since the Continental Shelf Act 1964 by companies holding North sea production licences or drilling rig operators, companies fabricating deep-water platforms, modules and skid-mounted equipment and North sea diving companies;

(6) how much United Kingdom tax has been paid on wages earned by United States citizens employed in the United Kingdom North sea oil and gas developments.

Mr. Moore

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.