§ 56. Sir I. Fraserasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the decision of the Board of Customs 1411 and Excise that an ex-Service man disabled in the highest degree who accepts the offer of the Minister of Pensions to give up his retirement pension of 26s. a week in order to receive the 30s. a week unemployability supplement to which he is entitled by reason of his disability is to lose his entitlement to the Tobacco Duty relief granted to old age pensioners under the Tobacco Duty (Relief for Pensioners) Regulations, 1947; and whether in view of the small amount of money involved and to the fact that if the concession is taken away the man will lose 2s. 4d. of the 4s. he is gaining by the changeover, he will allow the man to continue to receive the benefit of the concession.
§ Mr. JayI regret that it is not possible to continue Tobacco Duty relief to ex-Service men who cease to draw a retirement pension.