HC Deb 20 December 1945 vol 417 c1549

" to establish an extended system of national insurance providing pecuniary payments by way of unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, maternity benefit, retirement pension, widows' benefit, guardian's allowance and death grant, to repeal or amend the existing enactments relating to unemployment insurance, national health insurance, widows', orphans' and old age contributory pensions and non-contributory old age pensions, to provide for the making of payments towards the cost of a national health service, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid," presented by Mr. James Griffiths; supported by Mr. Greenwood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Westwood, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, the Attorney-General and Mr. Lindgren; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday, 22nd January, and to be printed. [Bill 63.]