§ Mr. Barterasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of owner-occupiers of residential property in 1948–49 and each subsequent year, respectively, and the number for each year whom, he estimates, paid no Income Tax.
Mr. AmoryThe number of owner-occupiers in 1949–50 and 1954–55 is estimated at 4 million and 5.2 million, respectively. Figures for other years are not available, but the number in 1958–59 is probably between 5½ million and 6 million. The numbers who paid no Income Tax are not known.