§ Mr. GarnierTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his Department's policy on the question of equalising the treatment of sexes in respect of the bereavement allowance; and if he will make a statement. [48504]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 2 July 1998]: We are looking carefully at all aspects of the tax system that might be seen as discriminatory. We are considering the 331W wider implications of any changes to the rules for the Widow's Bereavement Allowance, particularly in the Social Security field. No decisions have yet been taken.