§ 28. Mr. T. KENNEDYasked the Minister of Health whether, under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, a man totally disabled in 1921, and who has paid no contributions since that date, being in receipt of compensation and receiving a clearance card from his approved society every six months, and free medical attendance from his panel doctor, is treated as an insured person; and whether, in the event of his death, the widow would be granted a widow's pension?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINIf an insured person who becomes totally incapacitated gives notice of the incapacity to his approved society within a prescribed period after its commencement, he remains insured under the National Health Insurance Act, and, by consequence, under the Contributory Pensions Act, so long as his approved society is satisfied that he remains incapable of work within the meaning of the former Act. The widow of such an insured man would be entitled to a widow's pension if the conditions laid down in the Contributory Pensions Act are satisfied.