HC Deb 20 May 1980 vol 985 cc131-2W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers derived benefit from the dependent relatives' allowance in 1979–80, how many from the housekeepers' allowance and how many from the sons' or daughters' services allowance; and what was the resulting gain to the net income of the taxpayer in respect of each allowance in the average case.

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.

Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers derived benefit from the additional personal allowance for children in 1979–80; and what was the resulting gain to the net income of the taxpayer in the average case.

Mr. Peter Rees

About 435,000 taxpayers received tax relief amounting to about £160 each, on average for 1979–80.

Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people qualified for the age allowance for single elderly persons in 1979–80 and how many for the married elderly persons' allowance; what were the increases in the net income of the single and of the married beneficiaries in the average cases; and what where the numbers who actually derived benefit in each category.

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.

Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers derived benefit in 1979–80 in respect of the wife's earned income allowance; and what was the resulting gain to the taxpayer's net income in the average case.

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.