§ 15. Captain Pilkingtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now consider giving non-smoking old-age pensioners a similar concession to those who smoke.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply I gave on 10th November to the hon. Member for Feltham (Mr. Hunter).
§ Captain PilkingtonI know that reply, but can my right hon. Friend say how much this concession would cost? Does he realise that there is a very real sense of grievance here and that non-smokers feel that compared with smokers they are being penalised?
§ Mr. BrookeRoughly speaking, it would cost £14 or £15 million.