§ Dr. Godmanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many save-as-you-earn share option schemes under the Finance Act 1980 have been (a) submitted to the Inland Revenue and (b) approved in each year since 1980;
(2) how many approved deferred share trust profit-sharing schemes under the Finance Act 1978 as amended have been (a) submitted to the Inland Revenue and (b) approved in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. MooreI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
Earnings after income tax. National Insurance Contributions and Child Benefit Single man Married man Married man with two children * Married man with four children † At current prices At constant April 1985 prices At constant prices April 1978=100 At current prices At constant April 1985 prices At constant April 1978=100 At current prices At constant April 1985 prices At constant prices April 1978=100 At current prices At constant April 1985 prices At constant prices 1978=100 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ At the lowest decile of gross earnings April 1978 39.35 75.61 100.0 42.84 82.31 100.0 48.71 93.59 100.0 55.15 105.96 100.0 April 1979 44.09 76.96 101.8 47.90 83.61 101.6 55.90 97.58 104.3 63.90 111.54 105.3 April 1980 53.47 76.66 101.4 57.92 83.04 100.9 65.92 94.51 101.0 73.92 105.98 100.0 April 1981 57.67 73.79 97.6 62.11 79.48 96.6 71.61 91.63 97.9 81.11 103.79 97.9 April 1982 61.95 72.45 95.8 67.03 78.39 95.2 77.53 90.67 96.9 88.03 102.95 97.2 April 1983 66.91 75.24 99.5 72.73 81.79 99.4 84.43 94.94 101.5 96.13 108.10 102.0 April 1984 71.96 76.94 101.8 78.59 84.03 102.1 91.59 97.93 104.6 104.59 111.83 105.5 At the median of gross earnings April 1978 56.29 108.15 100.0 59.78 114.86 100.0 65.65 126.14 100.0 72.15 138.63 100.0 April 1979 63.94 111.61 103.2 67.75 118.26 103.0 75.75 132.23 104.8 83.75 146.19 105.4 April 1980 78.52 112.57 104.1 82.96 118.94 103.6 90.96 130.41 103.4 98.96 141.88 102.3 April 1981 85.56 109.48 101.2 90.00 115.16 100.3 99.50 127.32 100.9 109.00 139.48 100.6 April 1982 93.00 108.77 100.6 98.08 114.71 99.9 108.58 126.99 100.7 119.08 139.27 100.5 April 1983 100.64 113.17 104.6 106.47 119.73 104.2 118.17 132.88 105.3 129.87 146.04 105.3 April 1984 109.53 117.11 108.3 116.17 124.21 108.2 129.17 138.11 109.5 142.17 152.01 109.6 At the highest decile of gross earnings April 1978 85.50 164.28 100.0 88.99 170.98 100.0 94.86 182.26 100.0 101.36 194.75 100.0 April 1979 96.89 169.13 102.9 100.70 175.78 102.8 108.70 189.74 104.1 116.70 203.71 104.6 April 1980 123.64 177.26 107.9 128.08 183.62 107.4 136.08 195.09 107.0 144.08 206.56 106.1 April 1981 139.36 178.33 108.6 143.81 184.02 107.6 153.31 196.18 107.6 162.81 208.33 107.0 April 1982 151.76 177.49 108.0 156.84 183.43 107.3 167.34 195.71 107.4 177.84 207.99 106.8 April 1983 165.83 186.48 113.5 171.66 193.03 112.9 183.36 206.19 113.1 195.06 219.35 112.6 April 1984 181.85 194.43 118.4 188.48 201.52 117.9 201.48 215.42 118.2 214.48 229.32 117.7 * Both children under 11. † Two children under 11, one child 11–15, one child over 16.