HC Deb 10 April 1974 vol 872 cc175-6W
43. Mr. Cormack

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will amend the National Insurance (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations so as to enable a woman in receipt of a widow's pension to qualify for the special training allowances made available by the Department of Employment.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

Amendments were made to these regulations last year which have enabled an abated training allowance to be paid, normally at a weekly rate of £3.50, and I do not con-