§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, for each of the last 10 years, the annual contribution made by the Post Office to the Exchequer(a) in corporation tax and (b) in specific Treasury contributions under its external financing limit.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is as follows:
Corporation Tax £ million External financing requirement £ million 1984–85 2 -26 1985–86 1 -82 1986–87 2 -136 1987–88 42 -79 1988–89 31 -60 1989–90 26 0 1990–91 70 0 1991–92 67 -74 1992–93 83 -80 1993–94 81 1-182 1 Latest estimate of outturn.