§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers derived benefit from the concession allowing mortgage interest on their homes to be a deduction for tax in 1979–80; and what was the resulting gain to the taxpayer's net income in the average case.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 20 May 1980, c. 133]: About 54 million taxpayers, counting a married couple as one benefited. The estimated average gain was about £270.