§ Sir Peter Emeryasked the Prime Minister whether she will take action to ensure that no part of the call-out payments made to the men who man the lifeboats around Britain's shores should rank for tax, but at all times be treated for taxation purposes as a proper and legitimate payment of expenses.
§ The Prime MinisterAs my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary made clear in his written reply on 15 April, at column 354, the Inland Revenue has not proposed any change in the tax treatment of these payments to voluntary' lifeboatmen, which can continue to be made without deduction of tax under PAYE.