§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the Data Protection Registrar an undertaking that the national insurance number will not be used for purposes unconnected with the tax and benefits system; and if he will make a statement. [20037]
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of Social Security on 25 April. The policy of the Inland Revenue is in accordance with that of the Department of Social Security.