§ 28. Mr. DALTONasked the Minister of Health the amount of contributions for health insurance and for pensions
| — | Health Insurance. | Pensions. |
| Contributions: | £ | £ |
| Employers | 11,300,000 | 10,192,000 |
| Employed | 10,682,000 | 9,765,000 |
| Payments by Exchequer | 6,255,000 | 4,575,000 |
| Amounts disbursed: | ||
| Maternity benefit | 1,534,000 | — |
| Sickness benefit | 11,284,000 | — |
| Disablement benefit | 5,490,000 | — |
| Pensions to widows (including additional allowance for children). | — | 6,149,000 |
| Pensions to orphans | — | 257,000 |
| Old Age Pensions to persons aged 70 and over, payable by virtue of the Contributory Pension Act from 2nd July, 1926. | — | 1,575,000 |
| Old Age Pensions at ages 65–70 become payable as from 2nd January, 1928. | — | — |
§ 33. Mr. HARRIS (for Sir W. EDGE)asked the Minister of Health whether a woman now over 70, and in receipt of some portion of the old age pension under the Old Age Pension Act, will, on her husband attaining 65 and qualifying to receive an old age pension under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act in January, automatically receive the full pension, irrespective of means, by reason of her husband's insurance?
§ under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act for the financial year ended 31st March, 1927, paid by the Exchequer, the employers, and the employed, respectively, and the amounts disbursed in maternity benefit, in sick and disablement benefit, in pensions to widows and orphans, and in old age pensions, respectively, under the above-mentioned Act during the same period?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAs the answer involves a number of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Statistics of health insurance for the financial year ended 31st March, 1927, are not available. The following statement gives the amounts as respects Great Britain for the calendar year ended 31st December, 1926, under the headings specified in the question:—