§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost to the Exchequer in the last financial year of granting tax reliefs to people buying their own homes on mortgages; and how many people were granted such reliefs.
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CIVIL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON NEW BUILDINGS AND WORKS (EXCLUDING NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES, ETC.) Out-turn at Out-turn Prices Forecast at 1965 Survey Prices Population 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1966–67* Mid 1965 £m £m £m £m m North-West Region 97.7 109.1 118.4 154.3 6.7 Great Britain 795.1 943.8 1056.5 1359.5 53.1 % % % % % North-West as percentage of Great Britain 12.3 11.6 11.2 11.3 12.6 Note: The figures in this table refer only to expenditure which can be allocated to specific regions. *The figures in this column take no account of the effects of the deferment of capital expenditure projects announced on 27th July 1965 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
§ Mr. DiamondI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Woolwich, West (Mr. Hamling) on 14th December. About 4 million persons were given such relief.