§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people have been lifted out of tax by the personal allowances above that required increase by indexation; and how many of them (a) have children and (b) are estimated to be caught in the poverty trap;
(2) what is the cost to the Exchequer in 1985–86 of the married man's tax allowance in excess of the single person's allowance; how much of this cost it attributable to taxpayers aged below 65 years; and what is the weekly value of this extra relief to a married man paying income tax at the standard rate.