asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the maximum number of weeks during which tax refunds would be payable during sickness or unemployment, for each of a single person and a married couple, assuming previous earnings of £35, £45, £55, £65, £75, £85, £95, £105 and £115.

The figures are as follows:

			Maximum number of weeks during which tax refunds are payable
Weekly earnings £			Single	Married
35	…	…	19	1
45	…	…	26	12
55	…	…	31	19
65	…	…	34	24
75	…	…	36	28
85	…	…	38	31
95	…	…	39	33
105	…	…	41	35
115	…	…	42	36

These figures apply where the period of unemployment or sickness runs to—or beyond—the end of the tax year and where the weekly earnings were as stated for the whole of the earlier part of the tax year. Where the period of unemployment or sickness does not run to the end of the tax year the period during which repayment can be made will be shorter.