§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the size of the cut in the standard rate of income tax to the nearest 0.1p which would be required in 1983–84 and in 1984–85 to reduce the total tax payments; income tax, national insurance contributions, indirect taxes, less child benefit where appropriate, for those on three quarters, 100 and 150 per cent. of national average earnings for single people, married couples and married couples with two-child families in each case to the same sum of money in constant prices as in 1978–79;
(2) if he will estimate the size of the cut in the standard rate of income tax to the nearest 0.lp now required to reduce the total tax payments: income tax, national insurance contributions, indirect taxes, less child benefit where applicable, for those on three quarters, 100 and 150 per cent. of national average earnings for single people, married couples and married couples with two-child families in each case to the same proportion of gross earnings as in 1978–79.