Captain FABERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state what registered friendly societies will be exempted from his proposed Amendment to Clause 25 of the Finance Bill, and what the total number of members are in such societies?
§ The following questions were also on the Notice Paper:—
Captin FABERTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state whether the National Deposit Friendly Society will be exempted from or included in his proposed Amendment to Clause 25 of the Finance Bill?
§ Sir BERKELEY SHEFFIELDTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the Manchester Unity of Odd-fellows has from time to time made a valuation in respect of each of its lodges, and that in many cases the funds show a balance in excess of its total liability, such balance being divisible amongst a certain number of members; and whether this practice would debar the Manchester Unity and other societies conducted on similar lines from the benefits of the exemption proposed in the Finance Bill?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEI will answer these three questions together. My right hon. Friend has decided that from a practical point of view it is scarcely necessary, in connection with the exemptions provided for in Clause 25, to draw a distinction between the different types of friendly societies, and he has modified his proposed Amendment accordingly. The Amendment in its new form was placed on the Paper yesterday.