§ Section two hundred and eleven of the Income Tax Act, 1952 (Earned income and old-age reliefs), shall apply to a claimant under the age of sixty-five years who proves that for the whole year of assessment he was incapacitated by ill health or mental or bodily infirmity from exercising his normal trade, profession, employment, or vocation as it applies
374§ to a claimant who proves that at any time within the year of assessment he was of the age of sixty-five years or upwards.—[Mr. Houghton.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The Committee divided: Ayes 143, Noes 202.
375| Division No. 112.] | AYES | [11.1 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Ede, Rt. Hon. Chuter | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) |
| Ainsley, William | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Hunter, A. E. |
| Awbery, Stan | Evans, Albert | Hynd, H. (Accrington) |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Fernyhough, E. | Hynd, John (Attercliffe) |
| Baxter, William (Stirlingshire, W.) | Fletcher, Eric | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas |
| Beaney, Alan | Foot, Dingle | Jeger, George |
| Benn, Hn. A. Wedgwood (Brist'l, S. E.) | Forman, J. C. | Jones, Dan (Burnley) |
| Benson, Sir George | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Jones, Jack (Rotherham) |
| Blackburn, F. | George, Lady Megan Lloyd | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) |
| Blyton, William | Ginsburg, David | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) |
| Bowden, Herbert W. (Leics, S.W.) | Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | King, Dr. Horace |
| Boyden, James | Gourlay, Harry | Lawson, George |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Greenwood, Anthony | Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N.) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Grey, Charles | Logan, David |
| Castle, Mrs. Barbara | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) | Loughlin, Charles |
| Cliffe, Michael | Grimond, J. | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Gunter, Ray | McCann, John |
| Cronin, John | Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) | MacColl, James |
| Cullen, Mrs. Alice | Hamilton, William (West Fife) | McInnes, James |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Hannan, William | McKay, John (Wallsend) |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Hart, Mrs. Judith | Mackie, John |
| Deer, George | Hayman, F. H. | Mahon, Simon |
| Delargy, Hugh | Herbison, Miss Margaret | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) |
| Dempsey, James | Holman, Percy | Manuel, A. C. |
| Diamond, John | Holt, Arthur | Mapp, Charles |
| Dodds, Norman | Houghton, Douglas | Marsh, Richard |
| Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John | Hoy, James H. | Mendelson, J. J. |
| Millan, Bruce | Rogers, G. H. R. (Kensington, N.) | Thornton, Ernest |
| Mitchison, G. R. | Ross, William | Thorpe, Jeremy |
| Monslow, Walter | Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) | Timmons, John |
| Morris, John | Skeffington, Arthur | Wade, Donald |
| Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | Slater, Mrs. Harriet (Stoke, N.) | Ward, Dame Irene (Tynemouth) |
| Oram, A, E. | Slater, Joseph (Sedgefield) | Watkins, Tudor |
| Paget, R. T. | Small, William | Weitzman, David |
| Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) | Wells, William (Walsall, N.) |
| Pargiter, G. A. | Sorensen, R. W. | Wheeldon, W. E. |
| Pavitt, Laurence | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank | Whitlock, William |
| Pentland, Norman | Spriggs, Leslie | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Popplewell, Ernest | Stewart, Michael (Fulham) | Williams, W. R. (Openshaw) |
| prentice, R. E. | Stonehouse, John | Willis, E. G. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) | Stones, William | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton) |
| Probert, Arthur | Stross, Dr. Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent, C.) | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Randall, Harry | Summerskill, Dr. Rt. Hon. Edith | Woof, Robert |
| Rankin, John | Swain, Thomas | Yates, Victor (Ladywood) |
| Redhead, E. C. | Swingler, Stephen | |
| Reid, William | Symonds, J. B. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) | Mr. Charles Howell and |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Taylor, John (West Lothian) | Mr Sydney Irving. |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Sir Peter | Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Maddan, Martin |
| Aitken, W. T. | Freeth, Denzil | Maginnis, John E. |
| Allason, James | Gammans, Lady | Markham, Major Sir Frank |
| Amory, Rt. Hn. D. Heathcoat (Tiv'tn) | Gardner, Edward | Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) |
| Ashton, Sir Hubert | George, J. C. (Pollok) | Mawby, Ray |
| Balniel, Lord | Glover, Sir Douglas | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Barber, Anthony | Glyn, Dr. Alan (Clapham) | Morgan, William |
| Barter, John | Godber, J. B. | Nabarro, Gerald |
| Batsford, Brian | Gower, Raymond | Neave, Airey |
| Baxter, Sir Beverley (Southgate) | Grant, Rt. Hon. William (Woodside) | Nicholson, Sir Godfrey |
| Bidgood, John C. | Grant-Ferris, Wg Cdr. R. (Nantwich) | Osborn, John (Hallam) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Green, Alan | Osborne, Cyril (Louth) |
| Bingham, R. M. | Gresham Cooke, R, | Page, A. J. (Harrow, West) |
| Bishop, F. P. | Grosvenor, Lt.-Col. R. G. | Page, Graham |
| Bossom, Clive | Hall, John (Wycombe) | Pannell, Norman (Kirkdale) |
| Box, Donald | Hamilton, Michael (Wellingborough) | Partridge, E. |
| Boyle, Sir Edward | Harris, Reader (Heston) | Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) |
| Brewis, John | Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) | Peel, John |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. | Harvey, Sir Arthur Vere (Macolesf'd) | Percival, Ian |
| Brooman-White, R. | Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Peyton, John |
| Browne, Percy (Torrington) | Harvie Anderson, Miss | Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth |
| Bryan, Paul | Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel | Pike, Miss Mervyn |
| Bullard, Denys | Heath, Rt. Hon. Edward | Pilkington, Capt. Richard |
| Bullus, Wing Commander Eric | Hendry, Forbes | Pitman, I. J. |
| Butcher, Sir Herbert | Hicks Beach, Maj. W. | Pott, Percivall |
| Campbell, sir David (Belfast, S.) | Hiley, Joseph | Powell J. Enoch |
| Carr, Compton (Barons Court) | Hill, Mrs. Eveline (Wythenshawe) | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) | Proudfoot, Wilfred |
| Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Hinohingbrooke, Viscount | Rawlimon, Peter |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Hirst, Geoffrey | Redmayne, Rt. Hon. Martin |
| Collard, Richard | Hocking, Philip N. | Rees, Hugh |
| Cooke, Robert | Holland, Philip | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. | Hollingworth, John | Renton, David |
| Cordle, John | Hornby, R. P. | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Corfield, F. V. | Howard, John (Southampton, Test) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Coulson, J. M. | Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral John | Robinson, Sir Roland (Blackpool, S.) |
| Courtney, Cdr. Anthony | Hughes-Young, Michael | Roots, William |
| Craddock, Sir Beresford | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard |
| Critchley, Julian | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Royle, Anthony (Richmond, Surrey) |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Jackson, John | Scott-Hopkins, James |
| Curran, Charles | James, David | Sharples, Richard |
| Currie, G. B. H. | Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) | Shaw, M. |
| Dance, James | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Joseph, Sir Keith | Smith, Dudley(Br'ntf rd & Chiswick) |
| Deedes, W. F. | Kerby, Capt. Henry | Spearman, Sir Alexander |
| de Ferranti, Basil | Kerr, Sir Hamilton | Speir, Rupert |
| Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Kimball, Marcus | Stevens, Geoffrey |
| Doughty, Charles | Kirk, Peter | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) |
| Drayson, G. B. | Leavey, J. A. | Stoddard-Scott, Col. Sir Malcolm |
| du Cann, Edward | Legge-Bourke, Maj. Sir Harry | Storey, Sir Samuel |
| Duncan, Sir James | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Elliott, R. W. | Lilley, F. J. P. | Summers, Sir Spencer (Aylesbury) |
| Emery, Peter | Litchfield, Capt. John | Sumner, Donald (Orpington) |
| Errington, Sir Eric | Longden, Gilbert | Talbot, John E. |
| Farey-Jones, F. W. | Loveys, Walter H. | Temple, John M. |
| Fair, John | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Fell, Anthony | McLaren, Martin | Thomas, Peter (Conway) |
| Finlay, Graeme | McLaughlin, Mrs. Patricia | Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin |
| Fisher, Nigel | MacLeod, John (Ross & Cromarty) | Tiley, Arthur (Bradford, W.) |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | McMaster, Stanley R. | Turner, Colin |
| Forrest, George | Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries) | Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H. |
| Tweedsmuir, Lady | Wells, John (Maidstone) | Woodnutt, Mark |
| van Straubenzee, W. R. | Whitelaw, William | Woollam, John |
| Vaughan-Morgan, Sir John | Williams, Dudley (Exeter) | Worsley, Marcus |
| Victors, Miss Joan | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.) | |
| Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Wall, Patrick | Wise, A. R. | Mr. Gibson-Watt and |
| Watts, James | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick | Mr. Michael Noble. |
| Webster, David | Woodhouse, C. M. |
Mr. AmoryThe hour is getting late and we have put in a good many hours of honest toil. We have not got quite as far as I had hoped, but on the other hand we have made reasonable progress. There is a general understanding throughout the Committee that we ought to complete the Committee stage tomorrow evening. If that is so, we can reasonably postpone further consideration until tomorrow.
Therefore, I beg to move, That the Chairman do report Progress and ask leave to sit again.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Committee report Progress; to sit again Tomorrow.