asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all those changes in taxation and hire-purchase controls which have affected the production or sales of United Kingdom produced television sets since 1960.

The information is as follows:

CHANGES IN RATES OF TAXATION RELEVANT TO TELEVISIONS SINCE 1960
Date of change	Purchase Tax rate Per cent.	VAT rate Per cent.
8th April 1959	50	—
26th July 1961	55	—
10th April 1962	45	—
1st January 1963	25	—
21st July 1966	27½	—
20th March 1968	33⅓	—
23rd November 1968	36⅔	—
20th July 1971	30	—
22nd March 1972	25	—
1st April	—	10
29th July 1974	—	8
1st May 1975	—	25

Purchase tax was not applied at the retail stage and did not apply to rental charges. VAT covers all stages includ- ing rental. The 25 per cent. VAT charge does not apply to the hire of a television

CHANGES IN HP CONTROLS RELEVANT TO TELEVISIONS SINCE 1960
Effective Date			Statutory Percentage Deposit	Number of months allowed for payment of balance
29th April 1960	…	…	20	24
20th January 1961	…	…	20	36
5th June 1962	…	…	10	36
4th June 1965	…	…	15	36
28th July 1965	…	…	15	30
8th February 1966	…	…	25	24
21st July 1966	…	…	33⅓	24
31st August 1967	…	…	25	30
2nd November 1968	…	…	33⅓	24
20th July 1971	…	…		Revocation of Control Order
18th December 1973	…	…	33⅓	24 (Controls re-imposed)
18th December 1975	…	…	20	30

CHANGES IN CONTROL OF HIRING RELEVANT TO TELEVISIONS SINCE 1960
		Statutory Advance Rental Payment weeks
29th April 1960	…	13
20th January 1961	…	13	Minimum rental not to be less than 25 per cent. of highest rental. A person not to be in possession of scheduled goods for more than 14 days without signing agreement.
20th August 1963	…	13	Payment of advance rentals not to be facilitated by the use of a slot meter used on another television during the preceding nine months.
2nd September 1963	…	13	Television sets manufactured before 1st July 1961 freed from control.
21st April 1964	…	13	Television sets manufactured before 1st January 1962 freed from control.
2nd July 1964	…	13	Consolidated Order. Introduction of the prohibition of the use of part exchange allowances towards advance payments on televisions.
4th June 1965	…	20
8th February 1966	…	32
21st July 1966	…	42
31st August 1967	…	30
2nd November 1968	…	42
1st October 1969	…	42	Consolidated Order. Allowed spouse of deceased person to continue hire; amended rebate pro visions; restricted substitution. Provided for prosecution of Dealer as Principal.
1st October 1970	…	42	Monochrome television sets manufactured before 1st January 1969 freed from control provided set had been on hire for 42 weeks.
20th July 1971	…		Revocation of Control Order
18th December 1973	…	42	(Controls re-imposed).
30th January 1974	…	42	Television sets manufactured not less than two years before the date on which hiring agreement is entered into freed from Control provided set had previously been let out on hire for a consecutive period of 42 weeks.
18th December 1975	…	26