§ Mr. Iremongerasked the Minister of Health if he will issue a circular to regional hospital boards requiring them to inform doctors that if they advise patients to travel abroad during convalescence as a form of treatment, as 6W distinct from advising them to travel abroad for some specific treatment in a foreign country, they should also warn such patients that they will not be eligible while outside the United Kingdom for their National Insurance sickness benefit.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonNo. I am advised by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Social Security, that anyone in receipt of sickness benefit and proposing to go abroad should consult his local social security office.