Captain Ganamansasked the Minister without Portfolio if his attention has been drawn to the absence of any reference in the White Paper on Social Insurance to the absorption in Government service of expert personnel at present employed in the administration of insurance schemes or allied services; and if he will give an assurance that some Government employment will be forthcoming for such persons.
§ Sir W. JowittI think my hon. and gallant Friend has overlooked paragraph 166 of the White Paper. The Government hope it will be possible in the new organisation to make use of the services of numbers of the officers to whom my hon. Friend refers.
§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Health whether the Last sentence in paragraph 152 of the White Paper (Part 1) on Social Insurance is to be understood to mean that insured persons under the existing National Health Insurance Act, who are at present entitled to receive dental treatment and other additional benefits out of the valuation surpluses in their approved friendly societies, will continue to receive the same until the new scheme becomes operative.
§ Mr. WillinkYes, Sir.