§ Mrs. Shirley Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will seek to grant relief for additional domes- 46W tic help for people registered as disabled on the same lines as the relief for domestic help given to widowers.
§ Mr. MacDermotNo. The difficulties involved in a general relief for disabled persons were discussed in the course of the Finance Bill debates. It would not be right to single out for special relief those disabled persons who employ domestic help. The housekeeper allowance for widowers without young children has long been regarded as anomalous.