§ Mr. MandelsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost of direct income tax reliefs in force in 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 in respect of(a) higher rate taxpayers and (b) basic rate taxpayers, giving in each case the number of taxpayers concerned and their average income.
§ Mr. DorrellAvailable information on the major income tax reliefs is given in the table:
of each complaint with the date it was made; and what remedial action was taken by his Department to ensure future compliance with the principle subject to the investigation.
§ Mr. DorrellThe Data Protection Registrar's records show that the Inland Revenue has received 17 complaints concerning suspected breaches of data protection principles. The principles involved and the dates on which the complaints were made are as follows: 203W
Complaint Type Number Received Dates Received Principle 1 2 19 October 1984 24 July 1989 Principle 5 6 29 July 1988 18 August 1989 16 February 1993 22 March 1993 12 Match 1993 18 March 1993 Principle 7 5 31 December 1986 11 May 1988 8 May 1989 16 October 1989 3 February 1992 Principle 8 1 24 March 1993 Unauthorised disclosure 3 15 September 1989 31 October 1989 3 April 1992 The Data Protection Registrar has been satisfied in all cases in which investigations are not still in progress and no remedial action to ensure compliance with data protection principles has been necessary.
Between 17 December 1987 and 30 November 1992, the Data Protection Registrar recorded seven suspected breaches of data protection principles concerning Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. Details are as follows:
Complaint Type Number Received Dates Received Principle 1 1 30 May 1989 Principle 3 1 12 September 1991 Principle 5 1 3 April 1989 17 December 1987 20 January 1989 Principle 7 3 10 November 1992 Unauthorised Disclosure 1 30 November 1992 In six cases the matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of the Data Protection Registrar. The seventh, a case of unauthorised disclosure, is under investigation.