Former MP for Penistone
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Supreme Economic Council had instituted a blockade of Russia?
53. asked the Prime Minister when the revised and detailed Estimate for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Will be introduced; and what opportunities will be granted for their discussion?
72. asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of the exports and imports of the United Kingdom for the first nine months of the year?
71. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of the average daily national expenditure from the beginning of the current financial year, 1st April last, down to Saturday last, 26th July?
I beg to move, in Subsection (2, b), to leave out the word "one" ["relief in respect of one child"], and insert instead thereof the word "each." It is not necessary for me to detain the House long, because the arguments in favour of giving relief to persons with small incomes have been advanced by myself and others in previous Debates. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has made certain...
I do not know if I am in order, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be aware that in the Income Tax Act of last year abatement is given not only in respect of a wife, but also in respect of a wife or a female relative of a widower or of his deceased wife, and also in respect of a man's male or female relative whom he has maintained at his own expense and who is incapacitated by age or...
I am glad that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has made this concession, and, reinforcing what has been said by my right hon. Friend, may 1 say that there is another point. Even if the Chancellor of the Exchequer cannot see his way to go further this year, I should be very glad if he would consider before next year the case of the widower, who may have no children, who has to engage a...
I beg to move, That the Clause be read a second time. The effect of this new Clause is to raise the exemption limit for Income Tax from £130 to £250, and I will argue the case for this new Clause on two grounds—first, on the ground of principle, and, secondly, as a business proposition. First, on the ground of principle, I cannot be accused of exaggeration when I say that£250 today is...
