§ Mr. PARKINSONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether action will be taken to remove the doubt expressed by the Industrial Assurance Commissioner as to whether the return of premiums on the death of a child under the age of 10 years is a payment within the meaning of the Statute?
Mr. GUINNESSI am advised that, while it is not free from doubt whether the return of premiums is technically a payment on death within the meaning of the Statute, it is clearly not one of the matters against which the section was intended to provide. In the circumstances, the Government does not think that it would be useful to take any action