§ Mr. Joelasked the Minister of Health whether he will take steps to arrange that the temporary war allowances granted to meet the increased cost of living, shall be excluded from the calculations of remuneration for National Health Insurance, and that the limit of income for compulsory insurance in respect of non-manual workers shall be raised from £250 to £400?
§ Mr. ElliotI have no power in the absence of amending legislation to adopt the suggestion contained in the first part of the Question. As regards the second part, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour to the hon. Member for Central Hackney (Mr. Watkins) 45W on 20th February last. The decision then announced covers National Health and Contributory Pensions Insurance as well as Unemployment Insurance.