HC Deb 17 October 1994 vol 248 c5W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions since 1 January 1993 the Inland Revenue has instructed sheriff officers to execute diligence on a defaulting taxpayer within 10 days of the sum falling due.

Sir George Young

The Inland Revenue has instructed sheriff officers to execute diligence on a defaulting taxpayer within 10 days of the sum falling due on 143 occasions since 1 January 1993.

The figures cover the period from 1 January 1993 to 6 October 1994.

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