§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost of mortgage interest relief to the Inland Revenue in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MooreThe latest estimates are as follows:
Cost of income tax relief for mortgage interest £ million 1979–80 20 1980–81 30 *1981–82 30 *1982–83 35 *1983–84 †40 * Provisional. † Includes the cost of relief in respect of mortgages previously under the option mortgage scheme.