Child Benefit (Hansard, 6 February 1985)

§ Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) to what amount per week child benefit could be raised if it were taxed and the proceeds of taxation allocated to raising its levels;

(2) to what level per week child benefit could be raised if the married man's tax allowance were reduced to the rate of a single man's for men below retirement age and the savings allocated to raising the levels of child benefit;

(3) to what level per week child benefit could be raised if both (a) it were taxed and the proceeds of taxation were allocated to raising its level and (b) the married man's tax allowance were reduced to the rate of a single man's for men below retirement age and the savings allocated to raising the levels of child benefits.