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Miss Richardson
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the six weeks' maternity pay payable by employer to employee is taxable.
Mr. Robert Sheldon
, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th March 1977; Vol. 928, c. 237], gave the following information:I assume that my hon. Friend is referring to maternity pay payable under the Employment Protection Act 1975. This pay will be taxable.