§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what would be the changes in the yield of income tax, higher rate tax and employee's contributions to national insurance in 1986–87 if the combined rates were consolidated at 40 per cent. of taxable incomes with the tax allowances remaining as at present;
(2) if he will publish a table showing his estimate for the current financial year of the numbers of people who will be liable to pay income tax, higher rate tax and employee's contributions to national insurance, divided into the main categories on the basis of the combined rates of deduction from income for which they will he liable.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.