§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report his estimate of the number of cases in which tax relief will be given through MIRAS or otherwise on mortgage interest payments in the next financial year, together with (a) the estimated cost to the Exchequer and (b) the number of recipients of working age and their distribution by personal category gross and by range of gross income together with the average amount of relief given;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing his estimate of the number of cases in which higher rate tax relief will be given on mortgage interest payments in the current and in the next financial year, together with (a) the gross amount of interest qualifying for relief, (b) the amount of higher rate relief payable and 40W (c) the number of recipients of working age and their distribution by personal category and by range of gross income, together with the average amount of relief given at the standard and higher rates.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.