§ 31. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that a married woman, whose husband has qualified for repayment of his post-war credits, shall also be able to receive her post-war credits if she has not been working during the same period upon which her husband's successful claim was based.
§ Mr. DiamondI must ask my hon. Friend to await the statement my right hon. Friend will be making later this afternoon.
§ Mr. WainwrightDoes my right hon. Friend appreciate that for a long time now even the previous Government carried on the ridiculous position by which when the husband was destitute it was considered that the wife also was destitute? I hope that my right hon. Friend will be able to take that into consideration later.
§ Mr. DiamondI am sure that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has heard my hon. Friend's representations and, of course, I have read the previous correspondence.
§ Sir Harmar NichollsDoes the right hon. Gentleman's Answer mean that the Chancellor will deal with this specific subject in his statement later this afternoon?
§ Mr. DiamondIt means that it is wise at this point of time to make a neutral statement which means absolutely nothing.