§ Mr. Rossiasked the Minister of Social Security when a reply may be expected to the letters written by the hon. Member for Hornsey dated 4th March and 10th April concerning the case of Mrs. Shevlin's widow's pension.
§ Mr. PentlandAs I informed the hon. Member on 29th February, neither I nor my right hon. Friend has power to intervene in decisions of the independent adjudicating authorities under the National Insurance Acts and it would not have been proper for me to comment whilst Mrs. Shevlin's case was in effectsub judice. I am sorry that the hon. Member's subsequent letters were not acknowledged until I was in a position to tell him of the decision given. I have now written to the hon. Member informing him of the outcome of the local tribunal hearing last Wednesday, 8th May, of Mrs. Shevlin's appeal.