§ 43. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Health whether it 448 is proposed to secure, as early as possible, the necessary legislative authority for the staffs of insurance committees to be included in the Local Government Officers Superannuation Act or, alternatively, for insurance committees to make the appropriate contribution to a scheme of superannuation giving equivalent benefits?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAs regards the first part of the question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to my reply to a similar question by the hon. Member for East Hull on the 11th July. As regards the second part, insurance committees have no power to contribute to superannuation schemes, though it is open to them to make contribution to a superannuation fund on the part of their staffs a condition of employment. In view, however, of the limited amount available for expenses of administration, I am not prepared to sanction increases of salary designed to relieve the contributors of any part of their contributions.