asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures showing the combined value of family allowance/child benefit and child tax allowances/residual child tax allowances for a family with three dependent children aged 16, 14 and 12 years as a percentage of the value of single person's tax allowance, assuming tax at the standard rate, in each year since 1960.

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 30th November 1977; Vol. 940, c. 259], gave the following information:The figures for a standard or basic rate taxpayer who is married with three dependent children aged 16, 14 and 12 years are as follows:

Combined net value of family allowance or child benefit and child tax allowance as a percentage of the value of the single person's tax allowance.
Year
1960–61	346
1961–62	346
1962–63	346
1963–64	265
1964–65	265
1965–66	237
1966–67	237
1967–68	237
1968–69	238
1969–70	205
1970–71	161
1971–72	203
1972–73	143
1973–74	142
1974–75	152
1975–76	154
1976–77	166
1977–78	136

Family allowance deduction ("claw-back") has been taken into account where appropriate and family allowances are the amounts receivable in each year.