asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he intends to revise the position at the moment applying, of widows being classified as Single Persons for Income Tax purposes.

I would ask my hon. Friend to await my Budget Statement.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will remove the Purchase Tax on spring-filled mattresses, the only item of utility bedding on which such a tax is imposed.

I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answer which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Acton (Mr. Sparkes) on 10th October.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider giving priority in the payment of post-war credits to old and infirm people who are no longer able to work and to people who have lost, on active service relatives on whom they were dependent.

I must ask the hon. Member to await my Budget Statement.