Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Friday, 24 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 April 2009. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Crosby

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people resident in Crosby constituency have benefited from the stamp duty land tax holiday since it began.

Answer: Data on property transactions up to 2007—the most recent year for which figures are published—can be found at:"http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/survey_of_prop/index.htm"The statistics will be updated to 2008, covering the initial period of the stamp duty land tax holiday, in June. This data includes property transactions by type of property and price as well as the number and value of property transactions broken down by parliamentary constituency, including Crosby.

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