asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of post-war credits due to Service personnel which was cancelled on discharge to pay arrears of Income Tax due.

I regret that this information is not available.

Am I to understand from that answer that some post-war credits have been cancelled in respect of arrears of Income Tax?

No, Sir. The hon. Lady can understand that the information is not available.

Was it not the case that certain post-war credits were set off against claims in the financial year 1945–46, and might not that prove to be a valuable precedent for subsequent years in which tax has been demanded from ex-Service personnel?

That is another question.