§ Mr. Marlowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the following pay increases will, following the proposed increase in national insurance contributions, be taken in tax and national insurance: £165 per week increased to £170 per week, £170 per week to £175 per week, £175 per week to £180 per week, £180 per week to £185 per week, £185 per week to £190 per week, £190 per week to £195 per week, £195 per week to £200 per week £165 per week to £175 per week, £175 per week to £185 per week, £185 per week to £195 per week, £165 per week to £180 per week, £180 per week to £195 per week, £135 per week to £200 per week, £165 per week to £185 per week, £180 per week to £200 per week, £165 per week to £190 per week, £175 per week to £200 per week and £165 per week to £200 per week.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 4 December 980]: At a basic rate of tax of 30 per cent. and the non-contracted-out rate of national insurance contributions of 7.75 per cent. —effective from next April—the percentage is 37.75 in each case.