§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is intended to exempt from assessment to income tax the benefits of accommodation and travel provided by employers to their higher paid employees as a result of the recent British Railways and London Transport industrial disputes.
§ Mr. RidleyI regret that in the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I shall write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Inland Revenue intends to treat the car expenses paid to civil servants using their own vehicles to travel to and from work during the recent railway industrial disputes as taxable benefits where the civil servant is a higher paid employee within the definition of section 69 of the Finance Act 1976.
§ Mr. RidleyI regret that in the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I shall write to my hon. Friend.