§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will list in the Official Report the various tax-free expenses paid to members of boards, committees, and tribunals for which her Department is responsible and, assuming that the recipient is married with two dependent children and an income of £5,000, £10,000, £15,000 and £20,000 per annum, respectively, what these expenses would be worth if subject to income tax.
§ Mrs. HartMembers of some of the boards and committees for which my Department is responsible are entitled to travelling and subsistence expenses at the rates applicable to senior civil servants. Details of payments made and of their value if they were subject to income tax could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.