§ 11. Mr. Juddasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax rebates have been made to public schools in each of the years 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966; and what is the estimate for 1967.
§ Mr. MacDermotI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. JuddDoes my hon. and learned Friend agree, if it were necessary to have to agree, that by no stretch of the imagination can these exclusive institutions be described as charities and that the Government should give early priority to defining the meaning of a charity in law?
§ Mr. MacDermotThat is a separate question, not for my right hon. Friend. It would be an invidious task for my right hon. Friend to have to pick and choose between different charities.
§ Mr. Evelyn KingWhatever may be the social arguments, is it not abundantly clear on financial grounds that these schools save the taxpayers far more than the schools could ever get in rebates?