§ Sir HARRY HOPEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, seeing that Mr. John Gage, joiner, Hillside, Montrose, who receives a pension of £39 yearly from the South African Government in respect of the death of his son, who was a combatant in the great War, is exempt from paying Income Tax on the above-named sum, he will instruct his Department accordingly?
Mr. GUINNESSThe hon. Member is under a misapprehension. There is no provision of the law under which exemption from British Income Tax is granted in respect of a pension of the nature indicated in the question.