Major-Gen. Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmidasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why, in assessing university grants for children of Service personnel, a man who received education allowance whilst in the United Kingdom during the perious year has the allowance grossed for tax and counted as part of his taxable income, whereas the Service parent who was overseas in the previous year received a non-taxable allowance which is 521W not included in assessing income for university grant; and if she will take steps to remedy this situation.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasThe parent's contribution towards a student's maintenance is calculated on his income as assessed for income tax purposes. My right hon. Friend does not propose to depart from this principle: to do so would create more problems than it would solve.