HC Deb 18 November 1964 vol 702 c438
Mr. Peyton

Bill to amend the provisions as to contributions (other than graduated contributions) and benefits under the National Insurance Acts 1946 to 1964 and the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts 1946 to 1964; to abolish the earnings rule for widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension under the first-mentioned Acts; to improve the allowances payable out of the Industrial Injuries Fund in respect of incapacities arising from pre-1948 employment; to make, with a view to facilitating the preparation of Acts to consolidate the aforementioned Acts and the Family Allowance Acts 1945 to 1964, provision designed to avoid or remove minor doubts, anomalies and differences, and minor complications in administration, in those Acts; and for connected purposes, presented by Miss Margaret Herbison; supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Ross, Mr. James Griffiths, Mr. Douglas Houghton, Mr. Gunter, Mrs. Barbara Castle, Mr. Kenneth Robinson, Mr. John Diamond, Mr. Harold Davies, and Mr. Norman Pentland; read the First time; to be read a Second time Tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 13.]