Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt London weighting allowance payments from (a) income tax and (b) national insurance contributions.

London weighting allowances are an additional wage supplement to people's incomes. They are therefore subject to NICs and income tax. Exempting London weighting allowances from income tax and NICs would increase the complexity of the tax system and be open to abuse.

The Government keeps all taxes under review.