HC Deb 17 June 1969 vol 785 c405

Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the provisions of the National Insurance Act 1965, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967 as to the rate or amount of contributions and benefit and otherwise make provision as to the subject matter of those Acts, it is expedient to authorise the undermentioned payments out of moneys provided by Parliament—

  1. (1) in connection with the increase of contributions under section 3 (flat rate contributions) of the National Insurance Act 1965 or under section 2(1)(a) of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, the payment of any resulting increase in the sums so payable by way of exchequer supplement under section 7 or, as the case may be, section 2(1)(b) of the Act;
  2. (2) the payment to the National Insurance Fund, in addition to the Exchequer supplements under the National Insurance Act 1965, of the sum of £10 million in respect of the financial year 1969–70 and of £45 million in respect of each subsequent financial year;
  3. (3) subject to the provision made by section 85 of the National Insurance Act 1965 for reimbursement out of the National Insurance Fund, or by section 61 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 for reimbursement out of the Inlustrial Injuries Fund, the payment of any increase attributable to the Act of the present Session in the expenses of the Secretary of State for Social Services or any other Government department which are so payable under either of those sections (any reference in this paragraph to section 61 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 being taken to include that section as applied by section 13 of the industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967).—[Mr. Ennals.]