§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the TESSA regulations require both the collection of the date of birth and the national insurance number; whether he has any plans to modify the regulations to reduce the amount of personal data collected; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaudeOnly individuals aged 18 or over may open a TESSA. and each may have only one TESSA at a time. The date of birth and the national insurance number are required on the TESSA application form to enable the Inland Revenue to check that the TESSA exemption is properly given. The information required from TESSA applicants has been kept to a minimum, and I have no plans to change it.