§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Inland Revenue staff specialise in the assessment of sovereign debt problems.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 24 November 1987]: About 20 senior Inland Revenue officials (with supporting staff) are engaged, among their other duties, in establishing deductions legally due in respect of sovereign debts in computing taxable profits of banks.
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