§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how long copies of Hansard are retained in print; if he will take steps to ensure that a stock of all editions is maintained for at least five years from the date of publication; what is the daily print run; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrookeThe print run of the Daily Part is normally 4,750 and larger print runs are made if justified by expected demand. HMSO also prints some 1,500 copies of the Weekly Hansard and around 1,000 copies of the Bound Volumes. To economise on expensive storage space, the daily and weekly editions are not retained beyond one year after the end of the Session, but the Bound Volumes are normally retained for 10 years.
Gains (£ per week) from the main income tax proposals in the 1986 Budget Multiples Average Earnings1 ½ ¾ 1 1½ 2 5 10 Single person (non-aged) Current Prices: change in basic rate2 0.61 1.15 1.68 2.74 3.31 3.31 3.31 personal allowances 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.13 1.50 1.50 higher rate thresholds — — — — 2.48 5.77 5.77 Total 136 1.90 2.43 3.49 6.92 10.58 10.58 Net of Indexation: change in basic rate2 0.61 1.15 1.68 2.74 3.31 3.31 3.31 personal allowances — — — — — — — higher rate thresholds — — — — — -308 -308 Total 0.61 1.15 1.68 2.74 3.31 0.23 0.23 Married man (non-aged) Current Prices: change in basic rate2 0.36 0.89 1.42 2.49 3.31 3.31 3.31 personal allowances 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.54 2.31 2.31 higher rate thresholds — — — — 1.92 5.77 5.77 Total 1.51 2.04 2.57 3.64 6.77 11.39 11.39 Net of Indexation: change in basic rate2 0.36 0.89 1.42 2.49 3.31 3.31 3.31 personal allowances — — — — — — — higher rate thresholds — — — — — -3.08 -3.08 Total 0.36 0.89 1.42 2.49 3.31 0.23 0.23 1 Full time adult males (all occupations) forecast earnings for 1986–87 £212.70 per week. 2 Assuming the changes to personal allowances and higher rate thresholds are made first.
Gains (£ per week), net of indexation, from the main income tax proposals1 in all Budgets from 1979 to 1986, at 1986–87 income levels Multiples of Average Earnings2 ½ ¾ 1 1½ 2 5 10 Single person (non-aged) change in: basic rate3 2.46 4.58 6.71 10.97 13.23 13.23 13.23 personal allowances 2.22 2.22 2.22 2.22 3.03 5.59 5.59 reduced rate band -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 higher rates and thresholds — — — — 3.00 97.64 342.24 Total 2.29 4.42 6.55 10.80 16.88 114.08 358.68 Married man (non-aged) change in: basic rate3 1.44 3.57 5.70 9.95 13.23 13.23 13.23 personal allowances 3.55 3.55 3.55 3.55 4.85 8.94 8.94 reduced rate band -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 -2.38 higher rates and thresholds — — — — 1.84 91.80 336.40 Total 2.61 4.74 6.87 11.12 17.43 111.59 356.19