HC Deb 15 June 1959 vol 607 cc182-3

In relation to a claimant who proves that for the year of assessment she is a widow and is the occupier of a house or part of a house occupied as a separate dwelling, section two hundred and ten of the Income Tax Act, 1952 (Personal relief), shall have effect with the substitution of references to one hundred and ninety pounds for references to one hundred and forty pounds (which indicate the amount of relief for a claimant not living with or maintaining his wife).—[Mr. H. Wilson.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 144, Noes 194.

Division No. 136.] AYES [10.53 p.m.
Albu, A. H Holman, P. Pentland, N.
Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) Holmes, Horace Plummer, Sir Leslie
Awbery, S. S. Houghton, Douglas Popplewell, E.
Bacon, Miss Alice Howell, Charles (Perry Barr) Prentice, R. E.
Baird, J. Hoy, J. H. Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.)
Bence, C. R. (Dunbartonshire, E.) Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) Probert, A. R.
Benn, Hn. Wedgwood (Bristol, S.E.) Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Pursey, Cmdr. H.
Benson, Sir George Hunter, A. E. Redhead, E. C.
Beswick, Frank Hynd, H. (Accrington) Reynolds, G. W.
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Roberts, Albert (Normanton)
Bowden, H. W. (Leicester, S.W.) Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) Rogers, George (Kensington, N.)
Boyd, T. C. Irving, Sydney (Dartford) Ross, William
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Janner, B. Short, E. W.
Brockway, A. F. Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill)
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Jeger, Mrs. Lena (Holbn & St. Pncs, S.) Skeffington, A. M.
Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) Johnson, James (Rugby) Slater, Mrs. H. (Stoke, N.)
Champion, A. J. Johnston, Douglas (Paisley) Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.)
Cliffe, Michael Jones, Rt. Hon. A. Creech (Wakefield) Snow, J. W.
Coldrick, W. Jones, David (The Hartlepools) Sorensen, R. W.
Collick, P. H. (Birkenhead) Jones, Elwyn (W. Ham, S.) Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank
Corbet, Mrs. Freda Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) Sparks, J. A.
Cronin, J. D. Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) Spriggs, Leslie
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) King, Dr. H. M. Stewart, Michael (Fulham)
Davies, Harold (Leek) Lawson, G. M. Stones, W. (Consett)
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Lee, Frederick (Newton) Strachey, Rt. Hon. J.
Deer, G. Lever, Leslie (Ardwick) Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E.
Diamond, John Lindgren, G. S. Sylvester, G. O.
Dodds, N. N. Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Dugdale, Rt. Hn. John (W. Brmwch) McCann, J. Thomson, George (Dundee, E.)
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. MacDermot, Niall Thornton, E.
Edwards, Robert (Bilston) McInnes, J. Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn
Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) McKay, John (Wallsend) Usborne, H. C.
Fitch, A. E. (Wigan) McLeavy, Frank Watkins, T. E.
Fletcher, Eric Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Weitzman, D.
Foot, D. M. Mayhew, C. P. Wells, Percy (Faversham)
Forman, J. C. Mendelson, J. J. Wells, William (Walsall, N.)
Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Mitchison, G. R. White, Mrs. Eirene (E. Flint)
Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.) Willey, Frederick
Greenwood, Anthony Neal, Harold (Bolsover) Williams, Rev. Llywelyn (Ab'tillery)
Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) Williams, W. R. (Openshaw)
Willis, Eustace (Edinburgh, E.)
Grey, C. F. Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. (Derby, S.) Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Oram, A. E. Winterbottom, Richard
Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) Oswald, T. Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Griffiths, William (Exchange) Owen, W. J. Woof, R. E.
Hannan, W. Palmer, A. M. F. Yates, V. (Ladywood)
Hayman, F. H. Panned, Charles (Leeds, W.)
Healey. Denis Pargiter, G. A. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Herbison, Miss M. Parker, J. Mr. J. T. Price and Mr. Wilki
Hilton, A. V. Pearson, A.
NOES
Agnew, Sir Peter Gower, H. R. Nugent, Richard
Aitken, W. T. Graham, Sir Fergus Orr, Capt. L. p. S.
Amory, Rt. Hn. Heathcoat (Tiverton) Green, A. Orr-Ewing, C. Ian (Hendon, N.)
Arbuthnot, John Gresham Cooke, R. Osborne, C.
Armstrong, C. W. Grimond, J. Page, R. G.
Ashton, Sir Hubert Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Pannell, N. A. (Kirkdale)
Atkins, H. E. Hall, John (Wycombe) Partridge, E.
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) Peel, W. J.
Baldwin, Sir Archer Harris, Reader (Heston) Peyton, J. W. W.
Balniel, Lord Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth
Barber, Anthony Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) Pike, Miss Mervyn
Barlow, Sir John Hay, John Pilkington, Capt. R. A.
Barter, John Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel Pitman, I. J.
Batsford, Brian Heath, Rt. Hon. E. R. G. Pitt, Mist E. M.
Baxter, Sir Beverley Henderson-Stewart, Sir James Pott, H. P.
Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) Hesketh, R. F. Powell, J. Enoch
Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshaw) Price, David (Eastleigh)
Bidgood, J. C. Hill, Jinn (S. Norfolk) Prior-Palmer, Brig. Sir Otho
Bingham, R. M. Holland-Martin, C. J. Profumo, J. D.
Bishop, F. P. Holt, A. F. Ramsden, J. E.
Black, Sir Cyril Hope, Lord John Rawlinson, Peter
Body, R. F. Hornby, R. P. Redmayne, M.
Bonham Carter, Mark Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P. Renton, D. L. M.
Bossom, Sir Alfred Horobin, Sir Ian Ridsdale, J. E.
Bowen, E. R. (Cardigan) Howard, John (Test) Rippon, A. G. F.
Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. J. A. Hughes-Young, M. H. C. Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley)
Boyle, Sir Edward Hurd, Sir Anthony Robinson, Sir Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Hutchison, Michael Clark(E'b'gh, S.) Roper, Sir Harold
Brewis, John Hylton-Foster, Rt. Hon. Sir Harry Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Iremonger, T. L. Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R.
Bryan, P. Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) Sharpies, R. C.
Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) Shepherd, William
Burden, F. F. A. Jennings, J. C. (Burton) Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.)
Cary, Sir Robert Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) Smithers, Peter (Winchester)
Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) Johnson, Eric (Blackley) Spence, H. R. (Aberdeen, W.)
Cole, Norman Kaberry, D. Stevens, Geoffrey
Cooke, Robert Keegan, D. Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.)
Cooper-Key, E. M. Kerr, Sir Hamilton Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir Malcolm
Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. Kimball, M. Storey, S.
Corfield, F. V. Lambton, Viscount Studholme, Sir Henry
Courtney, Cdr. Anthony Langford-Holt, J. A. Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Leavey, J. A. Teeling, W.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Leburn, W. G. Temple, John M.
Crowder, Petre (Ruisllp-Northwood) Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Thompson, R. (Croydon, S.)
Cunningham, Knox Legh, Hon. Peter (Petersfield) Thorneycroft, Rt. Hon. P.
Currie, G. B. H. Lindsay, Martin (Solihull) Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin
Dance, J. C. G. Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) Tilney, John (Wavertree)
D'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry Loveys, Walter H. Vane, W. M. F.
Deedes, W. F. Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Vaughan-Morgan, J. K.
de Ferranti, Basil Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vickers, Miss Joan
Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Macdonald, Sir Peter Vosper, Rt. Han. D. F.
Doughty, C. J. A. McMaster, Stanley Wade, D. W.
du Cann, E. D. L. Macmillan, Rt. Hn. Harold(Bromley) Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Duncan, Sir James Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) Wakefield, Sir Wavell (St. M'lebone)
Elliott, R. W. (Ne'castle upon Tyne, N.) Manningham-Buller, Rt. Hn. Sir R. Wall, Patrick
Errington, Sir Eric Markham, Major Sir Frank Ward, Rt. Hon. G. R. (Worcester)
Erroll, F. J. Marples, Rt. Hon. A. E, Ward, Dame Irene (Tynemouth)
Finlay, Graeme Maudling, Rt. Hon. R. Webster, David
Fisher, Nigel Mawby, R. L. Whitelaw, W. S. I.
Gammans, Lady Maydon, Lt.-Comdr, S. L. C. Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater)
Garner-Evans, E. H. Medlicott, Sir Frank Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
George, J. C. (Pollock) Nabarro, G. D. N. Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick
Glover, D. Nairn, D. L. S.
Glyn, Col. Richard H. Neave, Airey TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Godber, J. B. Nicolson, N. (B'n'mth, E, & Chr'ch) Mr. Brooman-White and
Goodhart, Philip Noble, Michael (Argyll) Mr. Gibson-Watt.