§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under his proposals in the Finance Bill 1976, to what level miners' earnings should rise before they are disqualified from receiving miners' free allowance of coal.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI assume the hon. Member is referring to the extra-statutory concession under which income tax is not charged on the free coal received by miners. This concession is not affected by the level of earnings of50W the recipients, or by any proposals in the Finance Bill.