Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there was in the numbers of taxpayers in Northern Ireland who had employment income in the last four years for which figures are available.

Estimates for the number of taxpayers in Northern Ireland with income from employment are published in HMRC's National Statistics Table 3.11 which is available at the following internet address for 2010/11 to 2011/12:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-and-tax-by-gender-region-and-country-2010-to-2011

Table 3.11 for 2009/10 and earlier can be found in the internet address below from the National Archives website:

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120609145917/http://hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_distribution/menu-by-year.htm#311

These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for which 2011-12 is the latest year available. Figures for 2008/09 are not currently available.