HC Deb 02 November 1976 vol 918 c560W
Mr. Channon

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average distance of travel allowed for in his estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of adopting the Netherlands scheme of relief for travel-to-work expenses.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Channon

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when calculating the cost to the Exchequer of various alternative schemes of relief for some proportion of travel-to-work expenses, what estimate he has made of the likely extra revenue of public transport undertakings, owing to the extra number of people liable to be attracted by such a scheme of tax relief to travel to work by public transport.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Channon

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the estimates he made of the number of income taxpayers who would receive some benefit from an allowance for some proportion of their expenses for travel to work, as outlined in his answer to the hon. Member for Southend, West on 29th July and his subsequent letter; and, of the number of such income taxpayers, how many would be estimated to use public transport for their journey to work and back

Mr. Robert Sheldon

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

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