§ [8th February]
§ Resolution reported,
§ National Health Service Contributions
§ 1. That the rates of National Health Service contributions be increased by substituting the rates specified in the Table set out below for the rates set out in the Schedule to the National Health Service Contributions Act, 1958.
1020§ 2. That it is expedient to amend the National Health Service Contributions Act, 1957—
- (a) so that enactments relating to national insurance passed subsequently to the National Insurance Act, 1956, shall be deemed to have been included among the National Insurance Acts referred to in the said Act of 1957;
- (b) so that the provisions of the said Act of 1957 as to the expenses of the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance shall be deemed to have applied to the expenses of other government departments and to have
1021 included provision in respect of accruing liabilities for pensions and other payments and in respect of the use of premises belonging to the Crown; and - (c) so as to authorise the Treasury, instead of the Minister of Health and the Secretary of State, to make regulations under the said Act of 1957.
§ 3. hat there be paid into the Exchequer any increase in the sums so payable by virtue of the said Act of 1957, being an increase attributable to the increases in rates of contributions and the amendments referred to in the preceding provisions of this Resolution.
§ 4. That it is expedient to make provision for other matters incidental or supplementary to the matters aforesaid.
| TABLE | ||
| Description of person | Weekly rate of contribution | |
| s. | d. | |
| 1. Employed men between the ages of 18 and 70, not including men over the age of 65 who have retired from regular employment | 2 | 8½ |
| 2. Employed women between the ages of 18 and 65, not including women over the age of 60 who have retired from regular employment | 2 | 0½ |
| s. | d. | |
| 3. Employed boys and girls under the age of 18 | 1 | 4½ |
| 4. Employers | 7½ | |
| 5. Self-employed men between the ages of 18 and 70, not including men over the age of 65 who have retired from regular employment | 2 | 10 |
| 6. Self-employed women between the ages of 18 and 65, not including women over the age of 60 who have retired from regular employment | 2 | 2 |
| 7. Self-employed boys and girls under the age of 18 | 1 | 6 |
| 8. Non-employed men between the ages of 18 and 65 | 2 | 10 |
| 9. Non-employed women between the ages of 18 and 60 | 2 | 2 |
| 10. Non-employed boys and girls under the age of 18 | 1 | 6 |
§ Resolution read a Second time.
§ Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution, put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 86 (Ways and Means Motions and Resolutions).
§ The House divided: Ayes 301, Noes 215.
1025| Division No. 46.] | AYES | [7.41 p.m. |
| Agnew, Sir Peter | Channon, H. P. G. | Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) |
| Aitken, W. T. | Chlohester-Clark, R. | Freeth, Denzil |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Julian (Preston, N.) | Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Gammans, Lady |
| Arbuthnot, John | Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Gardner, Edward |
| Ashton, Sir Hubert | Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | George, J. C. (Pollok) |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Cleaver, Leonard | Gibson-Watt, David |
| Balniel, Lord | Cole, Norman | Glover, Sir Douglas |
| Barber, Anthony | Cooper, A. E. | Glyn, Dr. Alan (Clapham) |
| Barlow, Sir John | Cordeaux, Lt. Col. J. K. | Glyn, Sir Richard (Dorset, N.) |
| Barter, John | Cordle, John | Goodhart, Philip |
| Batsford, Brian | Corfield, F. V. | Gower, Raymond |
| Baxter, Sir Beverley (Southgate) | Costain, A. P. | Grant-Ferris, Wg Cdr, R. |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Coulson, J. M. | Green, Alan |
| Bell, Ronald | Courtney, Cdr. Anthony | Gresham Cooke, R. |
| Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) | Craddock, Sir Beresford | Grimston, Sir Robert |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gos & Fhm) | Critchley, Julian | Grosvenor, Lt.-Col. R. G. |
| Berkeley, Humphry | Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Gurden, Harold |
| Bevins, Rt. Hon. Reginald (Toxteth) | Crowder, F. P. | Hall, John (Wycombe) |
| Bidgood, John C. | Cunningham, Knox | Hamilton, Michael (Wellingborough) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Curran, Charles | Hare, Rt. Hon. John |
| Birch, Rt. Hon. Nigel | Currie, G. B. H. | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) |
| Bishop, F. P. | Dalkeith, Earl of | Harris, Reader (Heston) |
| Black, Sir Cyril | Dance, James | Harrison, Brian (Maldon) |
| Bossom, Clive | d'Avigdor-Coldsmid, Sir Henry | Harvey, Sir Arthur Vere (Macclesf'd) |
| Bourne-Arton, A. | Deedes, W. F. | Harvie Anderson, Miss |
| Box, Donald | de Ferranti, Basil | Hastings, Stephen |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. John | Digby, Simon Wingfield | Hay, John |
| Boyle, Sir Edward | Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel |
| Braine, Bernard | Drayson, G. B. | Henderson-Stewart, Sir James |
| Brewis, John | du Cann, Edward | Hicks Beach, Maj. W. |
| Bromley-Davenport,Lt.-Col.Sir Walter | Duncan, Sir James | Hill, Dr. Rt. Hon. Charles (Luton) |
| Brooke, Rt. Hon. Henry | Duthie, Sir William | Hill, Mrs. Eveline (Wythenshawe) |
| Brooman-White, R. | Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) |
| Browne, Percy (Torrington) | Elliott.R. W. (N 'wc'stie-upon-Tyne,N.) | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount |
| Bryan, Paul | Emery, Peter | Hirst, Geoffrey |
| Billiard, Denys | Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn | Hobson, John |
| Bullus, Wing Commander Eric | Errington, Sir Eric | Hocking, Philip N. |
| Burden, F. A. | FareyJones, F. W. | Holland, Philip |
| Butcher, Sir Herbert | Farr, John | Hollingworth, John |
| Butler, Rt.Hn.R.A. (Saffron Walden) | Fell, Anthony | Hope, Rt. Hon. Lord John |
| Campbell, Sir David (Belfast, S.) | Finlay, Graeme | Hopkins, Alan |
| Campbell, Cordon (Moray & Nairn) | Fisher, Nigel | Hornby, R. P. |
| Carr, Compton (Barons Court) | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Hornsby-Smith, Rt. Hon. Patricia |
| Carr, Robert (Mitoham) | Forrest, George | Howard, Hon. G. R. (St. Ives) |
| Cary, Sir Robert | ||
| Howard, John (Southampton, Test) | Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir Jocelyn |
| Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral John | Mawby, Ray | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Hughes-Young, Michael | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Smithers, Peter |
| Hurd, Sir Anthony | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Smyth, Brig. Sir John (Norwood) |
| Hutchison, Michael Clark | Mills, Stratton | Spearman, Sir Alexander |
| Iremonger, T. L, | Montgomery, Fergus | Speir, Rupert |
| Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | More, Jasper (Ludlow) | Stanley, Hon. Richard |
| Jackson, John | Morgan, William | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) |
| James, David | Mott-Radclyffe, Sir Charles | Stodart, J. A. |
| Jenkins, Robert (Dulwlch) | Nabarro, Gerald | Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir Malcolm |
| Jennings, J. C. | Neave, Airey | Storey, Sir Samuel |
| Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) | Nicholson, Sir Godfrey | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Noble, Michael | Summers, Sir Spencer (Aylesbury) |
| Jones, Rt. Hn. Aubrey (Hall Green) | Nugent, Sir Richard | Sumner, Donald (Orpington) |
| Joseph, Sir Keith | Oakshott, Sir Hendrie | Tapsell, Peter |
| Kaberry, Sir Donald | Orrnsby Gore, Rt. Hon. D. | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Kerans, Cdr. J. S. | Orr-Ewlng, C. Ian | Taylor, Edwin (Bolton, E.) |
| Kerby, Capt. Henry | Osborn, John (Hallam) | Taylor, W. J. (Bradford, N.) |
| Kerr, Sir Hamilton | Osborne, Cyril (Louth) | Teeling, William |
| Kershaw, Anthony | Page, John (Harrow, West) | Temple, John M. |
| Kimball, Marcus | Pannell, Norman (Kirkdale) | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Kirk, Peter | Partridge, E. | Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury) |
| Kitson, Timothy | Pearson, Frank (Clltheroe) | Thomas, Peter (Conway) |
| Lagden, Godfrey | Peel, John | Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) |
| Lambton, Viscount | Percival, Ian | Thompson, Richard (Croydon, S.) |
| Langford-Holt, J, | Peyton, John | Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin |
| Leather, E. H. C. | Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth | Tiley, Arthur (Bradford, W.) |
| Leavey,J. A, | Pike, Miss Mervyn | Tilney, John (Wavertree) |
| Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Pilklngton, Sir Richard | Turner, Colin |
| Lilley, F. J. P. | Pitman, I. J. | Tweedsmulr, Lady |
| Lindsay, Martin | Pitt, Miss Edith | van Straubenzee. W. R. |
| Linstead, Sir Hugh | Pott, Perclvall | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Litchfield, Capt. John | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch | Vaughan-Morgan, Sir John |
| Longbottom, Charles | Price, David (Eastlelgh) | Vickers, Miss Joan |
| Longden, Gilbert | Prior, J. M. L. | Vosper, Rt. Hon. Dennis |
| Loveys, Walter H. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. Sir Otho | Wakefield, Sir Wavell (St. M'lebonej |
| Low, Rt. Hon. Sir Toby | Profumo, Rt. Hon. John | Wall, Patrick |
| Lucas-Tooth, 8lr Hugh | Proudfoot, Wilfred | Ward, Dame Irene (Tynemouth) |
| McAdden, Stephen | Quennell, Miss J. M. | Watkinson, Rt. Hon. Harold |
| MacArthur, Ian | Ramsden, James | Watts, James |
| McLaren, Martin | Rawlinson, Peter | Webster, David |
| Maclay, Rt. Hon. John | Redmayne, Rt. Hon. Martin | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Maclean,Sir Fitzroy (Bute & N.Ayrs.) | Rees, Hugh | Whitelaw, William |
| McLean, Neil (Inverness) | Rees-Davles, W. R. | Williams, Dudley (Exeter) |
| MacLeod, John (Ross & Cromarty) | Renton, David | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.) |
| McMaster, Stanley R. | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) |
| Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries) | Ridsdale, Julian | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Maddan, Martin | Rlppon, Geoffrey | Wise, A. R. |
| Maginnis, John E. | Ronton Brown, Sir William | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Maitland, Sir John | Roots, William | Wood, Rt. Hon. Richard |
| Manningham-Buller, Rt. Hn. Sir R, | Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard | Woodhouse, C. M. |
| Markham, Major Sir Frank | Royle, Anthony (Richmond, Surrey) | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Marlowe, Anthony | Russell, Ronald | Woollam, John |
| Marples, Rt. Hon. Ernest | Scott-Hopkins, James | Worsley, Marcus |
| Marshall, Douglas | Seymour, Leslie | |
| Marten, Neil | Sharpies, Richard | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Mathew, Robert (Honiton) | Shepherd, William | Mr. Edward Wakefield and |
| Colonel J. H. Harrison. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Cliffe, Michael | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) |
| Ainsley, William | Colllck, Percy | Galtskell, Rt. Hon. Hugh |
| Albu, Austen | Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Galpern, Sir Myer |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Craddook, George (Bradford, 8.) | George,LadyMeganLloyd (C'rm'rth'n) |
| Allen, Soholefleld (Crewe) | Crosland, Anthony | Ginsburg, David |
| Awbery, Stan | Culien, Mrs. Alice | Gourlay, Harry |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Darling, George | Greenwood, Anthony |
| Beaney, Alan | Davles, G. Elfed (Rhondda, E.) | Grey, Charles |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. | Davies, Harold (Leek) | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) |
| Berne, Cyril (Dunbartonshire, E.) | Deer, George | Griffiths, W. (Exchange) |
| Blackburn, F. | de Freltas, Geoffrey | Grimond, J. |
| Blyton, William | Delargy, Hugh | Gunter, Ray |
| Boardman, H. | Diamond, John | Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) |
| Bowden, Herbert W. (Lelos, S.W.) | Dodds, Norman | Hamilton, William (West Fife) |
| Bowles, Frank | Donnelly, Desmond | Hannan, William |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Driberg, Tom | Hart, Mrs. Judith |
| Brookway, A. Fenner | Edelman, Maurice | Hayman, F. H. |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Edwards, Robert (Bllston) | Healey, Denis |
| Brown, Alan (Tottenham) | Edwards, Walter (Stepney) | Henderson,Rt.Hn.Arthur (RwlyRegis) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Evans, Albert | Hewitson, Capt. M. |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Finch, Harold | HIll, J. (Midlothian) |
| Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Fitch, Alan | Hilton, A. V. |
| Callaghan, James | Fletcher, Eric | Holman, Percy |
| Castle, Mrs. Barbara | Foot, Dingle (Ipswich) | Houghton, Douglas |
| Chetwynd, George | Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | Howell, Charles A. |
| Hoy, James H. | Mendelson, J.J. | Snow, Julian |
| Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) | Millan, Bruce | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Mitchison, G. R. | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Monslow, Walter | Steele, Thomas |
| Hunter, A. E. | Moody, A. S. | Stewart, Michael (Fulham) |
| Hynd, H. (Accrington) | Morris, John | Stones, William |
| Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) | Moyle, Arthur | Strachey, Rt. Hon. John |
| Irving, Sydney (Dartford) | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Vauxhall) |
| Janner, Sir Barnett | Oliver, G. H. | Stross,Dr.Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent,C.) |
| Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | Oram, A. E. | Swain, Thomas |
| Jeger, George | Oswald, Thomas | Swingler, Stephen |
| Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) | Owen, Will | Sylvester, George |
| Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Padley, W. E. | Symonds, J. B. |
| Jones, Rt. Hn. A. Creech (Wakefield) | Paget, R. T. | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) |
| Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.) | Taylor, John (West Lothian) |
| Jones, Jack (Rotherham) | Pargiter, G. A. | Thomas, George (Cardiff, W.) |
| Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Parker, John (Dagenham) | Thomas, lorwerth (Rhondda, w.) |
| Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) | Parkin, B. T. (Paddington, N.) | Thompson, Dr. Alan (Dunfermline) |
| Kelley, Richard | Pavltt, Laurence | Thomson, G. M. (Dundee. E.) |
| Kenyon, Clifford | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) | Thornton, Ernest |
| Key, Rt- Hon. C. W. | Peart, Frederick | Timmons, John |
| King, Dr. Horace | Pentland, Norman | Tomney, Frank |
| Lawson, George | Plummer, Sir Leslie | Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn |
| Ledger, Ron | Prentice, R. E. | Walnwrlght, Edwin |
| Lee, Frederick (Newton) | Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) | Warbey, William |
| Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) | Probert, Arthur | Wells, Percy (Faversham) |
| Lever, Harold (Cheetham) | Proctor, W. T. | wells, William (Walsall, N.) |
| Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N.) | Pursey, Cmdr. Harry | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Lipton, Marcus | Randall, Harry | Whitlook, William |
| Logan, David | Rankin, John | Wlgg, George |
| Loughlln, Charles | Redhead, E. C. | Wilcock, Croup Capt. C. A. B |
| Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Reid, William | Wilkins, W. A. |
| McCann, John | Reynolds, G. W. | Willey, Frederick |
| MacColl, James | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Mclnnes, James | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Williams, LI. (Abertlliery) |
| McKay, John (Wallsend) | Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) | Williams, W. R. (Openshaw) |
| Mackle, John | Rogers, G. H. R. (Kensington, N.) | Willis, E. C. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| McLeavy, Frank | Ross, William | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton) |
| MacMillan, Malcolm (Western Isles) | Royle, Charles (Salford, West) | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Mallalleu, E. L. (Brigg) | Shinvell, Rt. Hon. E. | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Mallalieu, j.P.w. (Huddersfield,E.) | Short, Edward | Woof, Robert |
| Manuel, A. C. | Silverman, Julius (Aston) | Wyatt, Woodrow |
| Mapp, Charles | Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) | Yates, Victor (Ladywood) |
| Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. | Skeffington, Arthur | Zllliacus, K. |
| Marsh, Richard | Slater, Mrs. Harriet (Stoke, N.) | |
| Mason, Roy | Slater, Joseph (Sedgefield) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mayhew, Christopher | Small, William | Mr. Cronin and Mr, Ifor Davies. |
| Melllsh, R. J. | Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) |
§ Bill ordered to be brought in upon the said Resolution by the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. J. Enoch Powell, Mr. John Maclay, and Sir Edward Boyle.