§ 54 and 55. Mr. Morleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will consider releasing the late husbands' post-war credits to widows who have been left in straitened circumstances;
(2) if he will consider releasing postwar credits at an earlier age than at present.
§ 62. Mr. A. S. Moodyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will sympathetically consider the paying out of postwar credits to married women on the death of their husbands.
§ 63. Mr. F. Longdenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider an extension of the payment of 818 post-war credits to further categories of the necessitous aged and sick.
§ 65. Mr. George Craddockasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider an extension of the payment of post-war credits to further categories of the necessitous, including widows.
§ 67. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider paying post-war credits in cases of hardship.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerOur present economic situation precludes any immediate extension of the present field of repayment of Income Tax post-war credits When further releases become possible I will consider all the various extensions of the field of payment that have been suggested.
§ Mr. MorleyOwing to the unsatisfactory nature of that reply, I beg to give notice that I shall raise the matter on the Adjournment.