§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether she has studied the report of the Government Actuary on the National Insurance Fund; and what is her policy with regard to the deficit which he forecasts for the 1970s.
§ Miss HerbisonThe Government's policy is that the National Insurance Fund should be provided with sufficient income to enable it to meet its commitments when they arise. The prospective deficits in the 1970s will be among the matters to be taken into account in the Government's review of social security which was announced in the Gracious Speech.