To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the evidential basis is which supports the statement that the abolition of dividend tax credits in his July 1997 Budget was the right decision for the future of the UK’s pension system. (143546)

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer made to the House and subsequent exchanges on occupational pensions on 17 April 2007, Official Report, columns 175-79.