§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North Official Report, 22nd April 1977, column 182, if he will now publish figures comparing the tax threshold with the FIS entitlement level, where applicable, and with the supplementary benefit level, including an element for rent and rates, for each of, a single person, a married couple, and a married couple with one, two, three and four children, in January 1978.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAssuming full implementation of the Budget proposals 167W for 1977–78, the weekly tax thresholds in January 1978 will be as follows:
£per week Single person 15.48 Married couple 23.56 Married couple with: one child aged 4 27.33 two children aged 4 and 8 30.60 three children aged 4, 8 and 11 34.54 four children aged 4, 8, 11 and 15 39.06 I regret that the further information requested is not yet available.