§ Mrs. Secretary Castle, supported by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Ross, Mr. Secretary Foot, Mr. Secretary John Morris, Mr. Brian O'Malley, Dr. Shirley Summerskill, Mr. Alfred Morris and Mr. Alec Jones, presented a Bill to provide for relating the rates of social security retirement pensions and certain other benefits to the earnings on which contributions have been paid; to enable employed earners to be contracted-out of full social security contributions and benefits where the requisite benefits are provided by an occupational pension 499 scheme; to make provision for securing that men and women are afforded equal access to occupational pension schemes; and to make other amendments in the law relating to social security and to occupational pensions: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 93.]