HC Deb 20 February 1989 vol 147 cc476-7W
Mr. Ralph Howell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is the net income after housing costs of a married man with children aged 13 and 16 years earning(a) £104 and (b) £105 per week;

(2) what is the net income of a married man with children aged three, eight and 11 years paying average rent and rates as used in the tax/benefit model tables earning (a) £65 per week and (b) £80 per week;

(3) what is the net income after benefits of a married man with children aged four and six years earning (a) £60 per week gross and (b) £140 per week gross;

(4) what is the net income under current tax and benefit structure of a married man with children aged three, eight and 11 years with gross earnings of (i) £65 per week and (ii) £105 per week;

(5) what is the net income under the current tax and benefit structure of a married man with children aged four and six years earning (a) £80 per week and (b) £90 per week.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I have been asked to reply.

I refer my hon. Friend to table 1 of the tax/benefit model tables for April 1988, copies of which are in the Library.