§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the value of relief of mortgage interest for taxpayers in England, Wales and Scotland for the period 1950–1973 or the nearest available date.
§ Dr. GilbertThe estimates are as follows:
£ million England Wales Scotland 1950–51 13½ ½ ½ 1951–52 18½ ½ ½ 1952–53 18½ ½ ½ 1953–54 23 1 1 1954–55 23 1 1 1955–56 28 1 1 1956–57 32 1 1 1957–58 37 1 1½ 1958–59 41½ 1½ 1½ 1959–60 46½ 1½ 2 1960–61 65 2 2½ 1961–62 69½ 2½ 2½ 1962–63 69½ 2½ 2½ 1963–64 83 3 3½ 1964–65 101½ 3½ 4 1965–66 125 4 5 1966–67 143½ 4½ 5 1967–68 166½ 5½ 6 1968–69 180 6 6½ 1969–70 217 7 8 1970–71 278 9 10 1971–72 315 10 11 1972–73 361½ 11½ 13 1973–74 463 15 17