§ 23. Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been affected by the abolition of the Married Couples Allowance. [154622]
§ Dawn PrimaroloWe are replacing the Married Couples Allowance with the Children's Tax Credit as part of a package of measures to focus resources on families with children. The Children's Tax Credit is worth over twice as much as the Married Couples Allowance and will benefit about 5 million families.
§ 24. Mr. TredinnickTo ask tile Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the abolition of the married couples allowance will cost the average couple of working age in a full financial year. [154623]
§ Dawn PrimaroloBy October 2001, as a result of personal tax and benefit measures, UK households will be on average £590 a year better off, and families with children will be on average £1,000 a year better off from measures introduced over this Parliament as a whole.