§ 66. Mr. A. J. Irvineasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many cases there were in the year 1957 or latest convenient period of rights to payment of benefit under the National Insurance Act, 1946, being extinguished through delay in obtaining payment; whether he is satisfied that the time limit of six months does not operate harshly in the cases of persons who by incapacity or other special circumstances find it difficult to obtain prompt payment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo general statistics of such cases are kept, but such information as is available suggests that they are very few indeed. The present provisions are based on recommendations of the National Insurance Advisory Committee and I am satisfied that they are reasonable and do not operate unfairly.