§ Sir R. Glynasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent provision of funeral benefit for adult membership exists among registered friendly societies; whether the Government intend that when their scheme of Social Insurance comes into operation under which, vide paragraphs 132-3 of the White Paper, a funeral benefit of from £10 to £20 is to become payable on the death of adults, every registered friendly society should be required to release its members from continuing their present funeral insurance contracts and to pay a surrender value in respect thereof, or that members and their societies shall be free to continue such contracts and to enter into fresh contracts with new members for funeral benefit independent of the Government scheme.
§ Sir J. AndersonThe provision of funeral benefit for adult membership is practically universal among registered friendly societies. As regards the second part of the question, there is no intention of limiting the freedom of friendly societies and their members to continue existing contracts, or to enter into new contracts on the life of the insuring member. As regards new contracts on the life of another, I am not in a position to add to paragraph 136 of the White Paper.