Child Tax Allowance

Part of Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 11:45 pm on 11 July 1989.

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Photo of Frank Field Frank Field Chair, Social Services Committee 11:45, 11 July 1989

I accept that between 200,000 and 300,000 parents in work would not be able to claim a tax allowance, should it be introduced, but nearly 20 million others would be able to. Is my hon. Friend saying that because 200,000 cannot claim 20 million should not?