§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many successful bankruptcy notices have been served by (a) the Inland Revenue and (b) Her Majesty's Customs and Excise on individuals for each of the last 10 ears in respect of unpaid taxes.
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§ Mr. MooreThe number of bankruptcy notices served by the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise in the last 10 years was:
Inland Revenue Customs and Excise 1974 1,243 357 1975 1,257 635 1976 1,308 738 1977 1,167 1,206 1978 1,571 1,017 1979 1,672 1,059 1980 1,857 1,569 1981 2,135 1,184 1982 1,999 1,476 1983 2,362 2,212 The number of petitions presented to the courts and the number of receiving orders made in each of these years was:
Inland Revenue Customs and Excise Petitions Receiving orders Petitions Receiving orders 1974 733 506 113 n/a 1975 830 645 326 137 1976 899 773 369 294 1977 874 734 696 412 1978 917 675 639 440 1979 1,186 964 461 248 1980 1,242 775 885 467 1981 1,264 1,036 561 436 1982 1,365 981 842 519 1983 1,423 1,103 1,295 737 Figures are not available to show the tax recovered in these cases.