§ Mr. NEWMANasked whether in view of the pronouncement recently made by the Irish Bench of Bishops, in addition to the resolutions passed by public bodies, it is the intention of the Government to withdraw the National Insurance and Unemployment Bill in the case of Ireland; and, if so, whether a general recasting of the actuarial figures on which the Bill has been based will be necessary?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe Government have no present intention of excluding Ireland from the advantages of the National Insurance Bill.
§ Mr. NEWMANCan the two countries run together seeing the different proportions of the population engaged in agriculture and other industries?