§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the upper limit of the daily allowance paid for attendance to Members of the House of Lords as at 1 September 1981; and, on the assumption that the peers are married with normal married and other tax allowances, what this tax-free daily allowance is worth on a taxed basis to peers with other incomes of £5,000, £6,000, £7,000, £8,000, £9,000, £10,000, £20,000 and above per annum, respectively.
§ Mr. Ridley:Since 1 July 1981 the maximum daily allowance for reimbursement of the expenses of attendance payable to Members of the House of Lords has been £46.65. For a married man the gross amounts that at different income levels would leave £46.65 per day after tax are as follows:
Annual Income Value before tax of £46.65 per day tax free allowances to a married man £ £ per day 5,000 66.64 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 20,000 93.30 30,000 and above 116.62