§ Mr. Giles Shawasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what has been the yield to the revenue of the investment income surcharge levied on age-retired persons in the last two financial years; and what is the estimated yield for the current year;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of age-retired persons, men aged 65 years and women aged 60 years, whose sole source of income is sav- 746W ings and who have paid the investment income surcharge thereon in the last three financial years;
(3) if he will consider lifting the threshold for the investment income surcharge to 3,000 in respect of the small group of age-retired persons whose sole income is derived from savings.
Mr. Robert Sheldon: 1 will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.