§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people claim mortgage tax relief; how many of these people also claim the married man's tax allowance; how many of those people who do not claim the married man's tax allowance claim mortgage tax relief in respect of the same property as another person who claims mortgage tax relief; and how many of those people who do claim the married man's tax allowance claim mortgage tax relief in respect of the same property as another person who claims mortgage tax relief;
(2) on how many dwellings mortgage tax relief is claimed; on how many of these dwellings two or more unmarried people claim mortgage tax relief; and on how many such dwellings mortgage tax relief is claimed on more than £30,000;
(3) what is the estimated saving to the Exchequer of limiting mortgage tax relief to individual residences rather than to individual taxpayers as suggested in Cmnd. 9756.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.