§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she will now take steps to provide relief for elderly widows whose husbands died uninsured.
§ Miss HerbisonNational Assistance on standards which have recently been substantially improved is, of course, already available for such widows; as the hon. 23W Gentleman will be aware, the Government are now working on their plans for an income guarantee scheme.