§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) working families with children and (b) childless people in work had incomes below the tax threshold at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Norman LamontSome 700,000 families (including both single people and married couples) where the head of the household is in full or part-time work have earnings below tax thresholds in 1988–89. Of these about 300,000 are families with children. These estimates are based on projections of the results of the 1986 family expenditure survey and are subject to revision.