§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of medical insurance policies held by the over-60s which have not been renewed since the abolition of tax relief. [117715]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 4 April 2000]: None. There is no reliable information available to the Government about renewals by the over-60s of their private medical insurance policies for any period since the tax relief was abolished in 1997.