§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each European Economic Area country the amount of tax as a percentage of income paid by(a) a married couple with two children under 11 and (b) a single taxpayer without children on (i) average, (ii) highest quintile and (iii) lowest quintile incomes. [18589]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 4 March 1997]: The information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.