§ Miss Richardsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the married man's tax allowance were abolished, how much extra tax a married man (a) taxed at the standard rate and (b) taxed at the lower rate of tax would have to pay a week, assuming the tax rates and allowances in the Finance Bill; and how much extra tax a married woman who was the sole breadwinner would have to pay on the same assumptions.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many couples at present benefiting from the married man's allowance have no children; and, if the information is available, in how many of these cases this is because children have grown up and in how many cases it is because the couple have not yet had children.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the additional revenue gained in a full year by abolishing the married man's tax allowance and replacing it by a single person's allowance, assuming the tax rates and allowances contained in the Finance Bill.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.