§ Mr. Muddasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by date, location, substance, quantity and value, all quantities of proscribed drugs and illicit drugs seized in United Kingdom ports, or in British waters, by officers of Her Majesty's Customs in each of the years 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. BrookeI regret that this information is not readily available in the form requested and could be obtained only
Reductions ( + )/increases ( — ) in income tax compared with 1978–79 indexed regime £ million Range of total income in 1986–871 £ Number units paying tax in 1986–87 (million) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Under 5,000 3.8 250 110 -310 -270 -30 110 240 280 5,000 to 10,000 7.8 1,220 740 -240 -140 420 810 1,130 1,420 10,000 to 15,000 4.9 1,330 950 200 290 710 1,110 1,370 1,720 15,000 to 20,000 2.2 880 670 270 320 540 790 930 1,160 20,000 to 30,000 1.3 990 810 320 390 660 900 1,010 1,210 30,000 to 50,000 0.4 920 810 470 510 690 910 960 1,030 Over 50,000 0.1 1,150 1,100 940 960 1,040 1,250 1,270 1,280 Total 20.5 6,740 5,190 1,650 2,060 4,030 5,880 6,910 8,100 1 All information is in terms of tax units—that is married couples are counted as one and their incomes combined. 812W
Average gain ( + )/loss ( — ) per tax unit £ per annum Range of total income in 1986–871£ 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Under 5,0002 60 30 -70 -60 -10 30 60 60 5,000 to 10,0002 150 90 -30 -20 50 100 140 180 10,000 to 15,000 270 190 40 60 140 230 280 350 15,000 to 20,000 400 300 120 150 250 360 420 530 20,000 to 30,000 760 630 250 300 510 700 780 930 30,000 to 50,000 2,080 1,830 1,060 1,160 1,570 2,060 2,170 2,320 at disproportionate cost. Moreover, it would not be in the public interest for information about locations to be disclosed.