§ 35. Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people aged 55 to 63 are eligible for the married couple's allowance in 1999–2000. [83223]
§ Dawn PrimaroloWe estimate that there will be 1.8 million claims to the married couple's allowance from people aged 55–63 for 1999–2000. Around 200,000 of these claimants will not have sufficient income to be able to benefit from the allowance.