§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether his attention has been called to hardship caused to women, without other means, through Income Tax being lawfully deducted by their husbands from weekly payments made under separation orders; and whether he will expedite recovery by claimants of tax repayable by the Inland Revenue?
§ Mr. AsshetonI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 12th May to the hon. Member for West Nottingham (Mr. Hayday) on this subject, of which I am sending him a copy.