§ 77. Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will prepare and publish a leaflet to assist separated wives similar to that published for divorced wives.
§ Mr. PentlandA wife who is separated from her husband retains all the rights of a married woman for national insurance purposes and the advice about the insurance position of a married woman which is already provided in our leaflet NI.1 therefore applies to her as to any other married woman. There is already a special leaflet—SL.5—about supplementary allowances for women with dependent children and I am sending a copy of this leaflet to my hon. Friend.