§ 28. Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of families with at least one child under school-leaving age pay income tax, and how long he estimates it would take to identify and locate the remainder for the purpose of extending the payment of family allowances to the first child.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanAbout 90 per cent. of families with at least one child under school-leaving age pay income tax.
Any question of extending the payment of family allowances to the first child would, of course, be for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services.