§ Mr. JOELasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any statistics showing the approximate number of individuals who are at present paying Income Tax and supporting parents without being allowed any rebate on that account; and whether he will consider taking some steps to deal with this matter in his forthcoming Budget?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. As regards the second part, I cannot anticipate the Budget statement