HC Deb 24 February 1959 vol 600 cc927-8
14. Mr. Zilliacus

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to equate the financial position of 18–19 year old youths taking a sandwich course in the engineering industry leading to a technical diploma, who pay tax on their incomes and whose parents are not entitled to child allowances, with the financial position of university students, whose parents benefit by the child allowances and who do not pay Income Tax on their maintenance and vacation grants or on their vacation earnings.

Mr. Amory

I have noted the hon. Member's suggestion.

Mr. Zilliacus

While appreciating that the Chancellor cannot anticipate his Budget Statement, may I ask him if it is not a fact that the sandwich course is a new thing to encourage the development of technicians? Would he look at the question of giving further financial inducements and encouragement to increase the incentive to take these courses?

Mr. Amory

I agree with the hon. Gentleman that sandwich courses are very important indeed, and I will take note of his suggestion.

Mr. W. R. Williams

Has the Chancellor sympathetically noted what my hon. Friend 'has said, because of the importance of this matter in this new era?

Mr. Amory

I have sympathetically noted the hon. Gentleman's supplementary question, anyhow.