§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of deferred capital gains tax under(a) the enterprise investment scheme and (b) venture capital trusts in each of the last three years; what estimate he has made for the current financial year; and if he will make a statement. [144705]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 11 January 2001]: Separate estimates for the CGT element under both schemes are not available. Tentative estimates of the full cost of relief for both these schemes are published in Inland Revenue Statistics.