HC Deb 19 September 1940 vol 365 c175
13. Mr. Debbie

asked the Minister of Health whether in view of the dissatisfaction existing in the country at the moment in regard to the application of the family means test to the applicants for supplementary pensions, he will consider the withdrawal of that test and consider only the personal means of the applicant?

Mr. M. MacDonald

The general basis upon which supplementary pensions are granted was recently decided upon by this House after very full Debate, and I have no power to substitute a personal means test for that provided by the Statute.

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