38. Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether it is his intention to introduce amending legislation so as to enable a person who is in receipt of a tuberculosis allowance under the terms of D.H.S. Circular No. 36A/1943 to draw, if otherwise eligible, the allowance payable under the Family Allowances Act, 1945.
§ Mr. BuchananRecent social legislation has aimed at the principle of avoiding duplication of benefits payable out of public funds, but my right hon. Friend is in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health about the possibility, of increasing the rate for children under the Tuberculosis Allowances Scheme.