§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation on what date the British High Commissioner in Ghana informed him of the Budget Speech of the Minister of Finance, made on 22nd October, 1963;and from what source he first learnt of the new tax under which Ghana pensioners affected have had 14s. in every £1 of their pension deducted from their December pension.
§ Mr. R. CarrThe British High Commission informed Her Majesty's Government of these events on the same day that the Ghana Minister made his speech.
§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what further steps he is taking to ensure that those Ghana pensioners, ex-servants of the Crown, who have already had 14s. in the £1 deducted from their December, 1963, pension, are not further taxed by the Government of Ghana.
§ Mr. R. CarrI have nothing at present to add to the reply I gave on the 14th January to my hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall).