§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the trends in the number of income tax payers between(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2001–02. [38518]
§ Dawn PrimaroloI refer the hon. Member to "Inland Revenue Statistics" table 2.1, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The latest version can be accessed on the Inland Revenue website http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/income—tax/it—t01—1.htm.