§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many senior citizens in Birkenhead qualified for the 10 pence rate of income tax in each year since its introduction. [166309]
§ Dawn PrimaroloAll income taxpayers benefit from the 10p pence starting rate. The Survey of Personal Incomes estimates there are about 4,000 state retirement pension age taxpayers in the Birkenhead constituency in 2000–01 and 2001–02. Figures for 1999–2000 are currently not available.