§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the numbers of taxpayers for whom the ground for non-payment of tax in 1979 and 1986 was(a) that they had gone abroad (b) that they were untraceable.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 9 February 1988]: The numbers of cases in which tax was irrecoverable in 1979 and 1986 because (a) the taxpayer had gone abroad or (b) the taxpayer was untraceable were:
Number 1979 (a)Gone abroad 2,491 (b)Untraceable 23,680 1986 (a)Gone abroad 2,295 (b)Untraceable 49,009
§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give for 1979 and 1986 the numbers of taxpayers from whom tax was not collected for reasons of going abroad or being untraceable for whom the amount of tax owing exceeded(a) £10,000, (b) £50,000, (c) £100,000, (d) £500,000 and (e) £1,000,000.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 9 February 1988]: I regret that the detailed information requested is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.