§ 82. Mr. Wyattasked the Minister of National Insurance whether he will introduce a regulation under which National Insurance benefits may be paid to a woman who lives with a man as his wife in the same way that they are paid to a legally married wife.
§ Mr. SteeleThe National Insurance Act contains no power to make a regulation entitling a woman who lives with a man as his wife to benefits in right of his insurance but she would not be disqualified for any benefits arising from her own insurance.
124Wultimate employment to be provided by the factory is estimated by the company to be 650 men and 350 women. I am aware of the company's export performance and of their estimate of potentialities for future expansion of their export business.