Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:15 pm on 16 May 2002.
Perhaps I did not put the point clearly. Section 144A applies to people who are on £8,500 or more, and by definition his concern about an attack on the low paid does not apply. Very, very, very few people, although I cannot say that there will not be any, who will be affected by section 144A would be considered to be low paid—I have to say that on the basis that I can never say never or none because somebody is bound to discover one such case. I hope that that description will help the hon. Gentleman.