§ 30. Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the amount of tax paid by the telecommunications industry and the mobile phone manufacturers in each of the last three years. [159910]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe UK corporation tax liability of companies in the telecommunications industry and among mobile phone manufacturers, taken together, is as follows in respect of the latest three financial years for which estimates are available:
£billion 1996–97 1.2 1997–98 1.0 1998–99 1.3