As regards the first part of the question, my right hon. Friend took note of the information given by the hon. Member in his speech in Committee of Supply on Friday last, but the terms on which medical attention is to be provided by private practitioners to persons who are not entitled to medical benefit under the scheme of National Health Insurance is a matter beyond my right hon. Friend's competence. In reply to the latter part of the question the position under the schemes of health insurance and contributory pensions of persons who have suffered from prolonged unemployment will be considered in the light of the first report of the Government Actuary on the financial operation of the Contributory Pensions Acts.