§ 1. Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage change in the net earnings after tax, of a married man with two children aged under 11 years, earning £5,000 a year in 1974–75, and earning £10,000 a year in 1978–79, ceteris paribus.
§ Mr. Denzil Davies:In view of the phasing out of the child tax allowances and the introduction of tax-free child benefit, it would be more appropriate to base the comparison on net income, in- 864W Provisional figures for 1978 and for the whole period from February 1974 to December 1978 are as follows:
cluding family allowance and child benefit. In that case the increase would be 99 per cent. A comparison based on net earnings shows an increase of 94 per cent.
§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list, for each year since 1970–71, including his estimate for 1978–79, the average real weekly net income and the average real weekly take-home pay, expressed in December 1978 prices, for a man on average earnings who is (a) single, (b) married with no children, (c) married with one child under 11 years, (d) married with two children under 11 years, and (e) married with two children under 11 years and two other children between 11 and 16 years.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon:I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of people with (a) pre-tax incomes and (b) post-tax incomes: of less than £999, in each income band of £1,000 between £1,000 and £25,000 and greater than £25,000 giving in each case the figure as a percentage of the total, in 1976–77 and 1977–78.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon:I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.