§ 30 and 31. Mr. McKayasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the net income, after Income Tax, for a single man, a married man, a married man with one child, and a married man with two children, with an income in 1938 of £179 8s., and for the same people with an income of £627 9s. in the year 1956–57;
(2) how many wage-earners, single men, married men, married men with one child, and married men with two children, given separately, were in the income bracket of £600 to £700 in 1956.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe following is the reply:
regard to authorisation of loans from the Local Loans Fund for the purpose of advances under Section 4 of the Housing Act, 1949.
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§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftIn considering applications for loans for this or any other purpose, the Board has regard to the ability of the applicant to borrow in the market.