§ 8. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of National Insurance if he will seek the advice and guidance of the friendly societies, insurance companies, trade 838 unions and other bodies in connection with the quinquennial review required by the National Insurance Act; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PeakeMy hon. Friend can be assured that representative bodies will be given every opportunity of putting forward their views in connection with the forthcoming review of the National Insurance Scheme, but I cannot be more precise at present.
§ Mr. GowerWhile thanking my right hon. Friend for his statement, may I ask whether, as this review will be of such tremendous importance, preliminary work is now being done on these lines?
§ Mr. PeakeYes, Sir. Quite a lot of preliminary work is now being done in my Department on subjects directly connected with the review.