§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the data given to the hon. Member for Birkenhead, Official Report, 11 June, c. 143–146, to take account of the budget changes.
§ Mr. Peter Rees, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 July 1979], gave the following answer:
The figures are as follows:
1979–80 Threshold Threshold 1948–49=100 £ Single person 1,165 809 Married couple 1,815 786 Married couple with 1 child aged under 11 2,023 661 Married couple with 2 children under 11 2,231 586 Married couple with 4 children—2 under 11 and 2 between 11 and 16 2,647 498