§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek to make the cost of regular travelling to work by rail an allowable deduction from income for calculation of liability for personal tax.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 1st November 1976], gave the following answer:
I do not think it would be right to single out this particular form of personal expenditure for tax relief.