§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the evidence submitted to him that a person claiming tax allowance for five children being supported in London is also claiming and receiving tax allowance for six illegitimate children in his country of origin, solely on the production of postal order vouchers, he will take action to ensure that such persons are actually maintaining their children before being allowed tax deduction.
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§ Mr. NottI have been in correspondence with the hon. Member about the general procedure for checking such claims which is a rigorous one. Postal order vouchers alone are not acceptable proof that remittances have been made and if the hon. Member will let me know the name of the tax office and the inspector with whom he corresponded, I will examine his allegations.