§ 9. Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will consider amending the relevant legislation so that a person may be granted sickness benefit if he goes abroad for a period, the trip being necessary for curative purposes or other treatment received in Great Britain having failed.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterSickness benefit is already payable to a person who goes abroad temporarily for the specific purpose of being treated for incapacity which began before he left Great Britain. If the hon. Gentleman has any particular case in mind in which difficulty has arisen, I will of course be very glad to look into it.