Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in income tax relief was added to the personal pensions of higher rate taxpayers in 2013-14.

Figures for 2013-14 are not yet available.

The latest available estimates (from 2011-12) of the number of people receiving income tax deductions for their personal pension contributions and the value of deductions by different income levels can be found in Table 3.8 at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/276037/tables3-1_3-11.pdf