§ Mr. Roger Kingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement about the tax treatment of the revised widow's benefits proposed in the Green Paper. "Reform of Social Security", Cmnd. 9517.
§ Mr. MooreYes. The proposed lump sum benefit of £1,000 payable to widows immediately on bereavement will be exempt from tax. Widow's pension and widowed mother's allowance, where payable, will be liable to tax, as they are at present.