§ Mr. Cormackasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the loss to the Revenue if all widows in receipt of State pensions were allowed to earn (a) £2,000, (b) £2,500 and (c) £3,000 per annum before their pensions were taken into account for tax purposes.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonFor widows aged under 65 years, (a) about £35 million; (b) about £45 million; (c) about £50 million.
If this were to apply also to widows aged over 65 years, there would be an extra cost in each case of about £75 million.