§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the number of single taxpayers and the number of taxpayers responsible for children—counting husbands and wives as single units—and the number of children for which these taxpayers are responsible.
§ Mr. Peter ReesAbout 8.8 million, 10.2 million and 13.5 million, counting working wives separately from their husbands.
§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers—counting husbands and wives as one unit—have children.
§ Mr. Peter ReesAbout 7 million.