§ 28. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will introduce legislation in his forthcoming Budget by which a disability allowance is made to people totally incapacitated by accident or otherwise, as recommended by the Royal Commission on Taxation, Command Paper No. 9105, and proposed as being a minimum of £100.
§ Mr. H. BrookeMy right hon. Friend is carefully considering this together with all the other recommendations in the Second Report of the Royal Commission, but I cannot anticipate his Budget statement.
§ Mr. FreemanWill the hon. Gentleman ask his right hon. Friend to give very sympathetic consideration to this matter at the appropriate moment?
§ Mr. BrookeEveryone knows that the Commission's report is of great importance, but I am sure that the hon. Member will recognise that this is essentially a Budget question.