§ In subsection (1) of section two hundred and twelve of the Income Tax Act, 1952 (which relates to relief for children), after the words "if over the age of sixteen years at the commencement of that year, is receiving full-time instruction at any university, college, school or other educational establishment", there shall be inserted the words "or who, being over the age of sixteen years, but has not attained the age of twenty-one years at the commencement of that year is incapacitated by illness, infirmity or disablement from undergoing full-time instruction at any school or other educational establishment or from following any gainful occupation".—[Mr. Mitchison.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The Committee divided: Ayes 184, Noes 259.
1237| Division No. 210.] | AYES | [6.18 p.m. |
| Ainsley, William | Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | Jones, Rt. Hn. A. Creech (Wakefield) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Jones, Dan (Burnley) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. Hugh | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Ginsburg, David | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) |
| Baxter, William (Stirlingshire, W.) | Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | Kelley, Richard |
| Bence, Cyril | Gourlay, Harry | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. |
| Benson, Sir George | Greenwood, Anthony | King, Dr. Horace |
| Blyton, William | Grey, Charles | Lawson, George |
| Boardman, H. | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Ledger, Ron |
| Bowden, Herbert W. (Leics, S.W.) | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) | Lee, Frederick (Newton) |
| Boyden, James | Grimond, J. | Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.) | Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N.) |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Hall, Rt. Hn. Glenvil (Colne Valley) | Lipton, Marcus |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Hamilton, William (West Fife) | Logan, David |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Hannan, William | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson |
| Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Hart, Mrs. Judith | McCann, John |
| Callaghan, James | Hayman, F. H. | MacColl, James |
| Castle, Mrs. Barbara | Healey, Denis | McInnes, James |
| Chapman, Donald | Henderson, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Rwly Regis) | McKay, John (Wallsend) |
| Chetwynd, George | Herbison, Miss Margaret | Mackie, John (Enfield, East) |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Hewitson, Capt. M. | McLeavy, Frank |
| Crosland, Anthony | Hill, J. (Midlothian) | Manuel, A. C. |
| Cullen, Mrs. Alice | Hilton, A. V. | Mapp, Charles |
| Darling, George | Holman, Percy | Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. |
| Deer, George | Holt, Arthur | Marsh, Richard |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Houghton, Douglas | Mason, Roy |
| Diamond, John | Howell, Charles A. (Perry Barr) | Mayhew, Christopher |
| Dodds, Norman | Hoy, James H. | Mellish, R. J. |
| Donnelly, Desmond | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Millan, Bruce |
| Driberg, Tom | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Milne, Edward J. |
| Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John | Hunter, A. E. | Mitchison, G. R. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. C. | Hynd, H. (Accrington) | Monslow, Walter |
| Edelman, Maurice | Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) | Moody, A. S. |
| Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Irving, Sydney (Dartford) | Mort, D. L. |
| Edwards, Walter (Stepney) | Janner, Sir Barnett | Moyle, Arthur |
| Evans, Albert | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | Mulley, Frederick |
| Fernyhough, E. | Jeger, George | Neal, Harold |
| Fitch, Alan | Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) |
| Fletcher, Eric | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hn. Philip (Derby, S.) |
| Oliver, G. H. | Ross, William | Taylor, John (West Lothian) |
| Oram, A. E. | Short, Edward | Thompson, Dr. Alan (Dunfermline) |
| Owen, Will | Silverman, Julius (Aston) | Thomson, G. M. (Dundee, E.) |
| Paget, R. T. | Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) | Thornton, Ernest |
| Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.) | Skeffington, Arthur | Timmons, John |
| Parker, John | Slater, Mrs. Harriet (Stoke, N.) | Tomney, Frank |
| Parkin, B. T. | Slater, Joseph (Sedgefield) | Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn |
| Pavitt, Laurence | Small, William | Wade, Donald |
| Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) | Wainwright, Edwin |
| Peart, Frederick | Sorensen, R. W. | Warbey, William |
| Pentland, Norman | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank | Walls, Percy (Faversham) |
| Popplewell, Ernest | Spriggs, Leslie | Whitlock, William |
| Prentice, R. E. | Steele, Thomas | Wilcock, Group Capt. C. A. B. |
| Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) | Stewart, Michael (Fulham) | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Probert, Arthur | Stonehouse, John | Willey, Frederick |
| Proctor, W. T. | Stones, William | Willis, E. G. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Pursey, Cmdr. Harry | Strachey, Rt. Hon. John | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton) |
| Reid, William | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Vauxhall) | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Stross, Dr. Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent, C.) | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Swingler, Stephen | Woof, Robert |
| Robertson, John (Paisley) | Sylvester, George | Yates, Victor (Ladywood) |
| Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) | Symonds, J. B. | |
| Rogers, G. H. R. (Kensington, N.) | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Dr. Broughton and Mr. Redhead. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Sir Peter | Digby, Simon Wingfield | Iremonger, T. L. |
| Aitken, W. T. | Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) |
| Allan, Robert (Paddington, S.) | du Cann, Edward | Jackson, John |
| Arbuthnot, John | Duncan, Sir James | James, David |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Duthie, Sir William | Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) |
| Balniel, Lord | Eccles. Rt. Hon. Sir David | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) |
| Barber, Anthony | Eden, John | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey |
| Barter, John | Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | Jones, Rt. Hn. Aubrey (Hall Green) |
| Batsford, Brian | Elliott, R.W. (Nwcstle-upon-Tyne, N.) | Kaberry, Sir Donald |
| Baxter, Sir Beverley (Southgate) | Emery, Peter | Kerby, Capt. Henry |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn | Kirk, Peter |
| Bed, Ronald | Errington, Sir Eric | Kitson, Timothy |
| Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) | Farey-Jones, F. W. | Lagden, Godfrey |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gos & Fhm) | Finlay, Graeme | Lambton, Viscount |
| Bidgood, John C. | Fisher, Nigel | Langford-Holt, J. |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Leather, E. H. C. |
| Birch, Rt. Hon. Nigel | Freeth, Denzil | Leavey, J. A. |
| Bishop, F. P. | Gammans, Lady | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry |
| Black, Sir Cyril | Gardner, Edward | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) |
| Bossom, Clive | Glover, Sir Douglas | Lindsay, Martin |
| Bourne-Arton, A. | Glyn, Dr. Alan (Clapham) | Linstead, Sir Hugh |
| Boyle, Sir Edward | Goodhart, Philip | Litchfield, Capt. John |
| Braine, Bernard | Goodhew, Victor | Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) |
| Brewis, John | Gough, Frederick | Longden, Gilbert |
| Brooman-White, R. | Grant, Rt. Hon. William | Loveys, Walter H. |
| Browne, Percy (Torrington) | Grant-Ferris, Wg. Cdr. R. | Lucas, Sir Jocelyn |
| Bryan, Paul | Green, Alan | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh |
| Buck, Antony | Grimston, Sir Robert | McAdden, Stephen |
| Burden, F. A. | Grosvenor, Lt.-Col. R. G. | MacArthur, Ian |
| Butcher, Sir Herbert | Gurden, Harold | McLaren, Martin |
| Campbell, Sir David (Belfast, S.) | Hall, John (Wycombe) | McLaughlin, Mrs. Patricia |
| Campbell, Gordon (Moray & Nairn) | Hamilton, Michael (Wellingborough) | Maclay, Rt. Hon. John |
| Carr, Compton (Barons Court) | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) | Maclean, Sir Fitzroy (Bute & N. Ayrs.) |
| Carr, Robert (Mitcham) | Harris, Reader (Heston) | MacLeod, John (Ross & Cromarty) |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | McMaster, Stanley R. |
| Channon, H. P. G. | Harvey, Sir Arthur Vere (Macclesf'd) | Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) |
| Chichester-Clarke, R. | Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries) |
| Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Harvie Anderson, Miss | Maddan, Martin |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Hastings, Stephen | Maginnis, John E. |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Hay, John | Markham, Major Sir Frank |
| Cleaver, Leonard | Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel | Marlowe, Anthony |
| Cole, Norman | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Marshall, Douglas |
| Cooke, Robert | Henderson-Stewart, Sir James | Marten, Neil |
| Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | Hendry, Forbes | Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) |
| Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. | Hiley, Joseph | Mawby, Ray |
| Corfield, F. V. | Hill, Mrs. Eveline (Wythenshawe) | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. |
| Costain, A P. | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Mills, Stratton |
| Coulson, J. M. | Hirst, Geoffrey | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Craddock, Sir Beresford | Holland, Philip | More, Jasper (Ludlow) |
| Critchley, Julian | Hollingworth, John | Morrison, John |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. Sir Oliver | Hopkins, Alan | Nabarro, Gerald |
| Cunningham, Knox | Hornby, R. P. | Nicholson, Sir Godfrey |
| Curran, Charles | Hornsby-Smith, Rt. Hon. Patricia | Noble, Michael |
| Currie, G. B. H. | Howard, Hon. G. R. (St. Ives) | Nugent, Sir Richard |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Howard, John (Southampton, Test) | Oakshott, Sir Hendrie |
| Dance, James | Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral John | Orr, Capt. L. P. S. |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Hughes-Young, Michael | Orr-Ewing, C. Ian |
| Deedes, W. F. | Hulbert, Sir Norman | Osborn, John (Hallam) |
| de Ferranti, Basil | Hurd, Sir Anthony | Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth) |
| Page, John (Harrow, West) | Seymour, Leslie | Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H. |
| Page, Graham (Crosby) | Sharples, Richard | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Pannell, Norman (Kirkdale) | Shaw, M. | Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hon. Sir John |
| Partridge, E. | Skeet, T. H. H. | Vickers, Miss Joan |
| Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) | Smith, Dudley (Br'ntf'rd & Chiswick) | Vosper, Rt. Hon. Dennis |
| Peel, John | Smithers, Peter | Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Percival, Ian | Spearman, Sir Alexander | Walder, David |
| Peyton, John | Speir, Rupert | Walker, Peter |
| Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth | Stanley, Hon. Richard | Walker-Smith, Rt, Hon. Sir Derek |
| Pilkington, Sir Richard | Stevens, Geoffrey | Wall, Patrick |
| Pitt, Miss Edith | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Pott, Percivall | Stodart, J. A. | Watkinson, Rt. Hon. Harold |
| Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch | Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir Malcolm | Webster, David |
| Price, David (Eastleigh) | Studholme, Sir Henry | Whitelaw, William |
| Prior-Palmer, Brig. Sir Otho | Summers, Sir Spencer (Aylesbury) | Williams, Dudley (Exeter) |
| Profumo, Rt. Hon. John | Talbot, John E. | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, s.) |
| Proudfoot, Wilfred | Tapsell, Peter | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) |
| Pym, Francis | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Quennell, Miss J. M. | Taylor, Edwin (Bolton, E.) | Wise, A. R. |
| Ramsden, James | Teeling, William | Woodhouse, C. M. |
| Rawlinson, Peter | Temple, John M. | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Redmayne, Rt. Hon. Martin | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret | Woollam, John |
| Rees-Davies, W. R. | Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury) | Worsley, Marcus |
| Renton, David | Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) | Yates, William (The Wrekin) |
| Ridsdale, Julian | Thompson, Richard (Croydon, S.) | |
| Robertson, Sir D. (C'thn's & S'th'ld) | Thorneycroft, Rt. Hon. Peter | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Robinson, Sir Roland (Blackpool, S.) | Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin | Mr. Gibson-Watt and |
| Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard | Tiley, Arthur (Bradford, W.) | Mr. J. E. B. Hill. |
| Russell, Ronald | Turner, Colin |