§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost of mortgage tax relief was in Scotland in(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98, (c) 1998–99 and (d) 1999–2000; and what the estimated cost is in 2000–01. [145667]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe total cost of tax relief on mortgage interest repayments in Scotland in 1996–97 to 1999–2000 is published in table 5.3 of "Inland Revenue Statistics", copies of which are held in the House of Commons Library. The total cost of mortgage interest tax244W relief in Scotland in 2000–01 will be published in "Inland Revenue Statistics" by October 2001. The estimated cost of mortgage interest tax relief in the United Kingdom for 2000–01 is in the Tax Ready Reckoner and Tax Reliefs booklet published by HM Treasury in November 2000.