§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the fact that the legitimate and reasonable expenditure on food necessarily consumed during the course of travel is 289W allowable as an expense against tax for the employee of a company, he will seek to amend the law so that the identical expenditure incurred by a self-employed person is also allowable; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.