HC Deb 18 March 2003 vol 401 cc679-80W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the(a) gross and (b) taxable income of individuals in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in the latest year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement. [102876]

Dawn Primarolo

Estimates of(a) gross and (b) taxable income of taxpayers in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in 2001ߞ01 are set out in the following table.

£ million
Government region Gross income Taxable income
England 513,300 380,700
Wales 21,900 15,000
Scotland 45,400 32,300
Northen Ireland 11,500 8,100

Estimates are based on Survey of Personal Incomes in 2000–01.