§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the answer of 25 February,Official Report, column 677 on the number of families with children with taxable incomes below the income tax threshold.
§ Mr. DorrellIn 1993–94 it is estimated that approximately 1.9 million single parents and married couples with children have no income tax liability. These represent about a quarter of all families with children.