§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a list showing, for each Inland Revenue region, the total number of items of post in tax offices (a) over 14 days old and (b) over two months old, in October of each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
Region October 1985 October 1984 October 1983 Total post over 14 days old Over 2 months old Total post over 14 days old Over 2 months old Total post over 14 days old Over 2 months old London East 62,827 12,392 51,929 6,088 37,822 4,490 London North 78,904 10,066 60,741 4,334 45,104 2,943 London South 65,695 3,811 62,924 6,893 58,319 4,323 London West 85,336 13,540 85,849 14,389 64,820 13,639 Eastern Counties 324,424 90,135 270,372 54,939 149,743 11,074 Greater Manchester 225,879 26,008 80,715 977 36,212 175 North 137,285 11,404 105,940 9,555 52,430 1,826 North West 160,450 23,825 174,722 5,457 372,444 5,949 South East 375,555 93,717 327,156 50,715 227,873 17,102 South West 232,102 51,571 142,466 16,190 79,889 4,312 South Yorkshire 304,682 57,544 196,005 25,640 103,073 10,134 West Midlands 432,447 127,198 247,366 50,292 164,358 20,041 Wales 142,140 23,524 163,866 759 43,404 1,119 Scotland 106,192 3,820 58,626 2,025 39,651 5,749 Northern Ireland 34,110 909 22,643 72 20,388 142