§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families with children are estimated to have taxable incomes below the income tax threshold; and what proportion this represents of all families with children.
§ Mr. Norman LamontIn 1988–89 it is estimated that some 1.6 million families, about 24 per cent. of the total number of families with children in the United Kingdom, have taxable incomes below the income tax threshold.