§ Mr Cohenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 April, Official Report, columns 483–84, when the last analysis of the likely impact on the least well-off of increases in public expenditure used in different ways was carried out; and what were the conclusions.
§ Mr. MacGregorWhere the relevant, analyses are carried out from time to time to inform policy towards particular areas of taxation or expenditure. No198W comparative analysis has been carried out of the particular set of expenditure listed in the hon. Member's previous question.