HC Deb 12 May 1977 vol 931 cc594-5W
Mrs. Wise

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much it would cost to disregard for income tax purposes the child's special allowance.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th May 1977], gave the following answer:

I regret that the information on which to base an estimate is not available, but the cost would be small.