§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide a table showing the combined value of child tax allowance after clawback and family allowance or child benefit for each year since 1955 expressed at 1985 prices, using the annual rate of inflation to May for the years 1985 and 1984, for the first, second, third and each subsequent child aged under 11 years. 11 to 16 years and over 16 years, in standard rate taxpaying families.
§ Mr. WhitneyComparison of values at dates other than upratings can be misleading and unhelpful. The figures up to the last uprating date of November 1984 are given in the table. They will be updated when the movement in the retail price index over the 12 months to November 1985 is known.
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Date‡ Children under age 11 Children aged 11–15 Children aged 16 and over 1st child 2nd child 3rdob/ 1st child 2nd child 3rdob/ 1st child 2nd child 3rdob/ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ November 1982 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.44 November 1983 6.82 6.82 6.82 6.82 6.82 6.82 6.82 6.82 6.82 November 1984 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 * The combined value of child tax allowances after clawback and family allowance/child benefit. † Based on the movement in the General Index of Retail Prices at November 1984. ‡ Child tax allowance ceased after the 1978–79 tax year and uprating dates are shown from 1979 onwards, i and subsequent children.