§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the number and percentage of basic rate and higher rate taxpayers in(a) Lancashire, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) the United Kingdom for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. DorrellThe table provides estimates for 1991–92, the latest available year for which information can be provided below the United Kingdom level.
Basic and higher rate taxpayers 1991–92 Taxpayers liable at only basic rate Taxpayers liable at higher rate 000s Per cent. 000s Per cent. Lancashire 601 95.2 30 4.8 Cambridgeshire 326 94.2 20 5.8 United Kingdom 24,800 93.9 1,620 6.1