HC Deb 15 June 1911 vol 26 c1675
Major HENDERSON

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when the National Insurance Bill becomes operative, the 9d. per diem will be deducted from a soldier's pay while in hospital, in view of the fact that he will be at that time a contributor to the insurance fund?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

The reduced contributions payable by and in respect of a soldier while in service are needed to provide for the benefits due to him as an insured person after leaving the service. In any case the position of a soldier as a contributor would not of itself justify his being treated more favourably in the matter of pay during sickness than a civilian insured in the ordinary way through an approved society.