§ Mr. Kershawasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the estimated additional cost in foreign exchange if the travel allowance were to be raised from £50 to £100.
§ Mr. MacDermotAs my right hon. Friend has made clear in reply to earlier Questions, the basic allowance has been fixed for the present travel year. There are as yet too many unknown factors to make a firm estimate of the effect of any changes next year, but the additional cost in foreign exchange of increasing the basic allowance to £100 could well be in the region of £25 million a year.—[Vol. 740. c.358.]