§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) basic rate and (b) higher rate taxpayers would be affected in 1991–92 by extending national insurance contributions to all employee taxable benefits in kind, for employees who earn over £8,500; and if he will give the average annual cost per individual with gross incomes between (a) £10,000 and £20,000, (b) £20,000 and £30,000, (c) £30,000 and £40,000, (d) £40,000 and £50,000 and (e) over £50,000, respectively.
§ Mr. JackI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 9 December, at columns301–2.