§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many countries in the EEC tax widows' pensions; and if he will publish figures showing the net income of a widow aged 50, earning £25 a week gross, after deductions of national insurance and income tax, with the comparable figures for such a widow in France, Germany, Italy and Holland.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th December 1974; Vol. 883, c. 278.], gave the following information:
I am informed that in all EEC countries social security widows' pensions are regarded as taxable. Information is not readily available to answer the remainder of my hon. Friend's Question, and I shall write to him.