§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether statutory deductions from parliamentary salaries of Members will be allowable as deductions for the purpose of computing liability to Income Tax?
§ Sir J. SimonI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to my reply given at the end of the debate on 2nd February, that the question whether such contributions would be allowable as deductions for Income Tax purposes is essentially a matter to be considered during the discussion of the Bill.