§ 37. Mr. Whiteheadasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from the National Association of Widows concerning his forthcoming Budget Statement.
§ 43. Mr. Maddenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received this year urging that the tax burden on widows be relieved.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI would refer my hon. Friends to the answer I gave today to my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesend (Mr. Ovenden).
§ 38. Mr. Newtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of income tax paid by widows in the current year.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAbout £500 million for 1976–77.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many representations he has received in the last year which ask for exemption of widows' and war widows' pensions from taxation.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonA number of such representations have been received from hon. Members, widow's organisations and others. 50 per cent. of a war widow's pension is, of course, now exempt from tax.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made to the cost to the Exchequer of exempting widows' pensions from taxation.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAbout £140 million for 1976–77.