§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the extra costs, on the assumption that invalidity pensions were already treated on taxable income, of extending the age allowance to invalidity pensioners.
§ Mr. Peter ReesIf invalidity pensions had been taxable in 1980–81 it is estimated that the cost of extending the age allowance to invalidity pensioners would have been of the order of £35 million.