118. Mr. J. T. Hallasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will review the amounts payable to members of local authorities and hospital boards in respect of loss of earnings as the present maximum imposes hardship and, in many cases, prevents councillors from attending to their public duties without entailing considerable sacrifices.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanSo far as members of local authorities are concerned legislation would be necessary, and I can hold out no prospect of this at present. Members of hospital authorities and other Health Service bodies receive the same allowances for loss of earnings as local authority members and my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health considers it undesirable that their position should be reviewed in isolation.