§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost of extending the widows' bereavement allowance until remarriage or death; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RidleyThe cost of extending widows' bereavement allowance, beyond the proposals in clause 17 of the Finance Bill, to cover all widows would be about £300 million at 1983–84 levels of income and allowances. I do not think that such an extension would be justifiable.