§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each region of the United Kingdom(a) the number of higher rate tax payers, (b) the number of basic rate tax payers and (c) the number who pay no national insurance or income tax.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 25 February 1991]: The latest available information for (a) and (b) relates to 1987–88 and has been published in table 11.7 of Regional Trends 25 (1990 edition). I regret that information relating to (c) is not available.