§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost to the Exchequer of making all war widows' pensions tax free.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th January 1976 Vol. 903], gave the following information:
I regret that information about the taxable income of war widows, on which to base an estimate, is not at present available.