§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the value today of the ceiling for mortgage interest tax relief if it had been indexed in line with inflation and if it had been indexed in line with average house prices.
§ Mr. LilleyThe ceiling for mortgage interest relief was set at £30,000 in 1983–84. It would be £41,000 in 1989–90 if it had increased in line with the movement in retail prices, and £64,000 if it had increased in line with the movement in average house prices.
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Grades Advertised Auditor/Senior Auditor Chief Inspector (SSI) Chief Nursing Medical Officer Director of Estate Services Medical Officer Medical Officer PPTO Mech and Elect Engineer Prison Medical Officer Security Guard Londonderry Superintending Architect Tracer Technical Grade 2 1987 Totals Independent — — — — — — — — — — — — Social Services Insight — — — — — — — — — — — — Social Work Today — — — — — — — — — — — — Health Ser Journal — — — — — — — — — — — — Belfast Telegraph 11 3 2 13 8 9 9 2 — 1 18 76 Irish News 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 News Letter 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 — 1 0 7 Guardian — 0 0 2 — — — — — — — 2 The Times Sunday Times — 0 — 1 — — — — — — — 1 The Observer — 0 — — — — — — — — — 0 Nursing Times — — 2 — — — — — — — — 2 Architects Journal — — — 3 — — — — — 1 — 4 Building — — — 2 — — — — — 0 — 2 Engineering News — — — 0 — — — — — — — 0 British Med. Journal — — — — 0 4 — 5 — — — 9 Chartered Mech. Eng. — — — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Hospital Engineering — — — — — — 0 — — — — 0 The Lancet — — — — — — — 0 — — — 0 Londonderry Journal — — — — — — — — 173 — — 173 Londonderry Sentinel — — — — — — — — 193 — — 193 Building Design — — — — — — — — — 0 — 0 Community Care — — — — — — — — — — — — Totals 12 3 4 22 9 13 11 8 366 3 18 469