HC Deb 15 January 2002 vol 378 cc251-2W
David Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment has been made of the number of pensioner couples whose tax allowances have been reduced by the abolition of married couples allowance resulting from them attaining the age of 60 or 65 years after 5 April 2000; [26890]

(2) what assessment has been made of the number of pensioner couples in north-west Leicestershire whose tax allowances have been reduced by the abolition of married couples allowance resulting from them attaining the age of 60 or 65 years after 5 April 2000. [26889]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 14 January 2002]: No taxpayer will have their tax allowances reduced as a result of reaching 60 or 65 after 5 April 2000. Most pensioner taxpayers will qualify for an increased personal allowance after reaching the age of 65.