HC Deb 15 April 1985 vol 77 c37W
Ms. Clare Short

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department's proposals on changes in married couple's tax allowances were currently in force, what take-home pay a married woman seeking to return to work would have to command to be better off than staying at home.

Mr. Moore

Under a system of fully transferable allowances, the net income of a family would increase if a married woman returned to work, whatever the level of her earnings.