§ Mr. Winnickasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has recently received from the National League of the Blind and Disabled about personal tax allowances for those registered as blind; and what reply he has given.
§ Mr. RidleyI have recently seen a circular letter sent by the league to all MPs, but that was concerned with the introduction of a cash allowance for the blind (which is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services who is, I understand, answering a question from the hon. Member today) and not with income tax allowances. I have received no recent representations from the league about the tax allowances; these were doubled in the 1981 Budget, and the restrictions on entitlement were removed at the same time.