§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much it would cost to disregard for income tax purposes the allowance paid for children of the deceased under Section 70 of the Social Security Act 1975, relating to industrial death benefit.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th May 1977], gave the following information:
Information on which to base a precise estimate is not available, but the cost would be under £1 million.