§ Mr. Freemanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any proposals for increasing the staff of the Stamp Office to deal with the greater volume of adjudication and litigation.
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§ Mr. MooreNo. There is, however, a temporary increase in work following the use of schemes designed to avoid stamp duty on the sale of real property and the position is being kept under review.
§ Mr. Freemanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes in practice have been necessary in the administration of stamp duty as a result of the judgment in the case of Furniss v. Dawson.
§ Mr. MooreThe application of the Furnissv. Dawson case to stamp duty is being carefully considered in the same way as its application to other taxes.
§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the latest available annual figures for stamp duty from property in each of the standard regions in England and Wales.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe estimated breakdown for 1983–84 is:
£ million North 10 Yorkshire and Humberside 20 East Midlands 20 East Anglia 15 South East (excluding London) 190 Greater London 125 South West 60 West Midlands 30 North West 30 Wales 15