§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the savings to the Exchequer of abolishing the married man's tax allowance; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[pursuant to his reply, 14 July 1987]: The direct yield from abolishing the excess of the married man's allowance over the single person's allowance and the excess of married age allowances over the single age allowances is estimated to be £4.6 billion in a full year at 1987–88 income levels.