§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Hornsey (Mr. Rossi), Official Report, 15th June, column 633, why the reply gave a figure of average mortgage tax relief per mortgagor instead of per owner-occupier as specified in the Question; and if he will now take steps to provide the figure requested in that Question.
§ Mr. FreesonIt was assumed that the question referred to owner-occupiers directly benefiting from mortgage tax relief or option mortgage subsidy. The average tax relief on mortgage payments and option mortgage subsidy per owner-occupied dwelling in England in 1977 was £115.