Income Tax Allowances (Hansard, 17 January 1984)

§ Mr. Marlow

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce legislation to transfer an element of

Civil Service non-industrial union representatives Estimates of numbers and cost of paid time off for industrial relations duties and trade union activities (as at 1 June 1984)
Table 1—Percentage of time off
Department	Under 5	6–10	11–20	21–30	31–40	41–50	51–60	61–70	71–80	81–90	91–99	Full Time
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	31	34	22	10	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	4
Customs and Excise	357	186	100	16	16	9	11	15	6	7	—	39
Ministry of Defence (including Royal Ordnance Factories)	1,189	193	116	52	18	16	9	2	12	—	8	8
Department of Employment Group	1,038	920	207	70	26	15	5	6	4	—	—	10
Department of Environment/Transport	309	109	74	9	2	4	5	6	—	2	—	11
Foreign and Commonwealth Office^* (including Overseas Development Administration)	50	9	24	2	4	—	—	2	—	1	—	8
Department of Health and Social Security	791	284	487	121	55	47	33	12	20	26	38	60
Home Office^* (including Prison Department)	746	77	109	83	5	4	3	5	5	1	1	10
Department of Trade and Industry	308	65	38	10	6	3	2	2	4	5	1	5
Inland Revenue	1,530	234	154	43	19	22	9	3	5	4	2	8
Lord Chancellor's Department	89	19	26	14	8	8	3	2	1	1	—	7
Department for National Savings	170	5	7	9	1	3	3	1	—	3	—	9
Property Services Agency (including Crown Supplies)	311	79	47	5	2	2	1	—	1	—	—	6

income tax allowances from the married man's allowance to a new allowance for non-working spouses or spouses without income.