§ Mr. Squireasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update to 1981–82 and 1982–83 the figures on child
Value of the child tax allowance/child benefit for a married man on average earnings as a percentage of gross earnings of manual workers 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 One Child Under 11 years 3.0 3.1 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 Between 11–16 years 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 Over 16 years 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 Two Children Under 11 years 6.8 6.6 7.4 7.9 7.3 7.7 7.8 Between 11–16 years 7.5 7.2 8.0 7.9 7.3 7.7 7.8 Over 16 years 8.1 7.7 8.4 7.9 7.3 7.7 7.8 Four Children Two under 11 years, two 11–16 years 15.2 14.2 15.4 15.8 14.5 15.3 15.6