§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost of mortgage tax relief was in Scotland in(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, and (c) 1998–99; and what was the estimated cost in 1999–2000. [122087]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe estimated costs of mortgage interest relief in Scotland for 1996–97, 1997–98 and 1998–99 are published in Table 5.3 of "Inland Revenue Statistics 1999", a copy of which is in the House of Commons Library. The provisional figure for 1999–2000 is £130 million.