§ 52. Sir W. de FRECEasked the Minister of Health whether, in connection with the new insurance scheme of the Government, it is proposed to pool, either eventually or immediately, on an actuarial basis, the contributions to the Health Insurance Fund and those for the new widows and old age pensions schemes?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of HEALTH (Sir Kingsley Wood)` No, Sir. The Bill provides that the part of the weekly contribution which is assigned to the scheme of 1451 contributory pensions is to be paid into a pensions account which will be kept entirely separate from the funds relating to national health insurance