HC Deb 16 November 1998 vol 319 c360W
Mr. Lansley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of revenues from stamp duty in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99 is attributable to intellectual property transactions. [59299]

Ms Hewitt

Total receipts from stamp duty (including stamp duty reserve tax) in 1997–98, the latest available year, were £3,455 million. It is estimated that stamp duty on transactions of intellectual property amounted to around £5 million.