asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the information given on tax relief, bank loan interest, to the hon. Member for Rossendale (Mr. Trippier) Official Report, 26 October 1975, column 167.

asked Precise information about the total tax relief or the relief by range of total income in respect of bank interest for house purchase is not available but the estimated amounts are as follows:

	£ million
1975–76	60
1976–77	75
1977–78	55
1978–79	60
1979–80	80

Assuming for illustrative purposes that the distribution of this relief by income range follows the same pattern as that for building society payments, the estimate for 1979–80 would be distributed as follows:

Range of total income	Relief
£	£ million
Under 2,500	negligible
2,500–5,000	10
5,000–10,000	40
10,000–20,000	20
Over 20,000	10
	80