§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost, in terms of loss of revenue to the Exchequer, if maintenance allowances were treated as earned income for taxation purposes.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th April 1977; Vol. 930, c. 411], gave the following information:
I regret that the information on which to base an estimate is not available.