Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are liable to pay income tax at the rates of (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 40 and (d) 45 per cent.

Estimates of the number of taxpayers in each income tax rate band are published in HM Revenue and Custom's (HMRC) National Statistics table 2.1 which is available on the internet at the following address:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404149/Table_2.1.pdf