§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why draughtsmen have no nationally agreed allowance for 324W tools and industrial clothing between their union and the Board of Inland Revenue, despite the fact that other workers such as carpenters and joiners have a national agreement for a £58 a year tax allowance and skilled engineers for £49 a year; and if he will end this distinction in treatment.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe conditions of service of draughtsmen, unlike many categories of workers, vary so widely that the Revenue has not found it possible to agree a national flat rate allowance for their expenses. But they are, of course, entitled to relief on an individual basis.