HC Deb 19 November 1951 vol 494 cc17-8
35. Captain Robert Ryder

asked the Minister of National Insurance whether, in the case of persons who, through loss of memory, have failed to cash a postal draft issued by the National Insurance office within the prescribed six months, he will issue a new postal draft to enable them to draw the benefit to which they were entitled.

Mr. Peake

No, Sir; such action would be outside the powers conferred on me by the National Insurance Act, 1946.

Captain Ryder

If my right hon. Friend has not sufficient powers to deal with this anomaly, will he come to the House and seek those powers?

Mr. Peake

This question of the time-limit is, as I think my hon. and gallant Friend knows, before the Advisory Committee at the present time, and I think we had better await their report upon it.