HC Deb 03 May 1971 vol 816 cc1092-3

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 Acts 1965 to 1970, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts 1965 to 1970 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Acts 1967 and 1969 as to contributions and benefits and to make provision for invalidity benefit for the chronic sick and for a retirement pension and age addition for certain persons over the age of 80, it is expedient to authorise the undermentioned payments out of money 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 1093 the sums so payable by way of Exchequer supplement under section 7 or, as the case may be, section 2(1)(b) of that 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 £135 million in respect of each of the financial years 1971–72 and 1972–73 and the £185 million in respect of each subsequent financial year;
  3. (3) the payment of any sums required to be paid out of money so provided in consequence of provisions of the said Act of the present Session—
    1. (a) increasing the weekly rate of attendance allowance to £4.80;
    2. (b) increasing the weekly rate of retirement pension payable by virtue of paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of section 1(1) of the National Insurance (Old persons' and widows' pensions and attendance allowance) Act 1970 to £2.20 where the pension is payable to a married woman who has not, at any time since she first became entitled to the pension, ceased to be a married woman and to £3.60 in any other case;
    3. (c) providing for a retirement pension for certain persons over the age of 80 at a weekly rate of £2.20 where the pension is payable to a married woman who has not, at any time since she first became entitled to the pension, ceased to be a married woman and of £3.60 in any other case;
    4. (d) providing for a new benefit, known as age addition, at a weekly rate of £0.25 for persons over the age of 80 who are in receipt of any such retirement pension as is mentioned in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) above; and
    5. (e) providing for increases in any such retirement pension as is mentioned in paragraph (b) above in respect of children and adult dependants;
  4. (4) any increase attributable to the said Act of the present Session in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment in respect of the expenses of the Secretary of State or any other government department.—[Mr. Patrick Jenkin.]