§ Mr. Bowden asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now state the date when the scheme for deducting tax directly from national insurance retirement pensions and widows' benefits will be introduced.
§ Mr. Ridley:We have now reviewed the timetable for introducing the scheme. Progress in devising the procedures involved has not been as fast as hoped, and in view of this we now propose that the scheme should be introduced in April 1983. We shall be informing organisations representing pensioners of this.