§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of the carving of the taxpayers charter in Somerset House.
§ Mr. DorrellThe full cost of the taxpayers charter in Somerset House, including the panel, lettering and erection, was £4,927. Copies are displayed in offices throughout the Department.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the exceptions and proposed exceptions to the taxpayers charter to the right of a taxpayer to take a grievance to an independent tribunal.
§ Mr. DorrellThe circumstances under which a taxpayer has the right to take a grievance to an independent tribunal are laid down in statute. The taxpayers charter commits the revenue departments to publicising these rights, but does not affect them.