Taxation (Hansard, 5 March 1990)

§ Mr. Boateng
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of women he expects the proposed married person's tax allowance will be given to.

§ Mr. Lilley
It is estimated that in 1990–91 approximately 400,000 married women, just under 10 per cent. of all married women with income greater than the personal allowance, will receive part or all of the married couple's allowance. The estimate is based on a projection of the 1987–88 survey of personal incomes and is provisional.

§ Mr. Morley
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement on the financial position of farmers' wives in relation to taxation, social security benefits and pensions.

§ Mr. Lilley
I am not aware of any particular points affecting the financial position of farmers' wives. M any of them will be among the 2¾ million wives who will gain when the new system of independent taxation comes into effect on 5 April this year.