HC Deb 03 May 1978 vol 949 cc186-7W
Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what sum it would be necessary to raise the single person's and wife's earned income personal allowance to restore its real value to the level pertaining at 5th April 1973.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

£1,254. The figure takes account of earned income relief in 1972–73. It is based on the change in the General Index of Retail Prices—All Items between March 1973 and March 1978.