HC Deb 03 July 1941 vol 372 cc1514-5W
Mr. Ness Edwards

asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the hardship that may be caused to earners of the upper income limits who, having been admitted to the schemes of Unemployment and National Health Insurance, may now earn above the income limit on account of war-time payment; and whether he will take the necessary action to ignore the war-time increases in this connection?

Mr. Bevin

There is no remuneration limit for the insurance of manual workers. In the case of non-manual workers the limit as regards Unemployment Insurance was raised to £420 per annum last July and as the House knows my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health is introducing legislation which will correspondingly increase health and pensions insurance. It would not be possible to ignore war-time increases without fresh legislation.