§ 55. Mr. Rowlandasked the Minister of Health if he will investigate the possibility of doctors issuing free copies of 204W National Insurance certificates to patients requiring them for the purpose of obtaining benefits other than those provided by the State.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThis has been considered fully and sympathetically but there are many difficulties and no obligation could be imposed on the doctor under the National Health Service Act, What I have suggested to employers and others is that they should accept a sight of the National Insurance certificate and refrain from requests for private certificates as far as possible.