§ 1972. Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons were in receipt in 1971 of the rent, dividends and net interest, other than that received by life assurance and superannuation funds, as listed on table 19 of National Income and Expenditure
§ Mr. Nott, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 29th June 1973], gave the following information:
Information is not available in the exact form asked. However the 1970–71 Summary of Personal Income shows 4.9 million persons with incomes above the effective tax exemption limit—counting husband and wife as one unit—as being in receipt of net investment income.