§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether there will be an Exchequer contribution to the miners' early retirement scheme; if so, how much; whether any employees' contributions will be tax deductible; and whether the benefits will be taxable;
(2) whether the miners' early retirement scheme requires Inland Revenue approval; and, if so, whether he will publish the terms of the approval and the relevant statutory provisions;
101W(3) whether the benefit entitlement of members of the miners' superannuation scheme as approved by the Inland Revenue will be affected by the early retirement scheme; and, if so, how;
(4) whether the £500 lump sum payment proposed under the miners' early retirement scheme will be taxable or tax free; and under what statutory provision.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.