Orders of the Day — National Insurance Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 November 1957.

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Photo of Mr Richard Crossman Mr Richard Crossman , Coventry East 12:00, 13 November 1957

I do not think that the hon. Member would wish to misinterpret the scheme. At no point do we say that the right of free choice shall be limited later. We have made it perfectly clear that there shall be a genuine freedom of choice. We believe that the Government are wrong in their calculations; and that, the more they look at the scheme, the people will prefer ours. The basic freedom of choice will remain in our scheme. I am sure that the hon. Member would not like to misinterpret that.