HC Deb 27 June 1966 vol 730 c175W
3. Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance why she is not prepared to disclose addresses of pensioners to assist in the collection of debts.

Miss Herbison

The general principle, which has been accepted ever since the first National Insurance scheme began in 1911, is that the person information which insured persons have to provide for the purposes of the scheme is treated as confidential between them and the Ministry, and so cannot be made available to a person who may wish to obtain it for some other purpose.