§ Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to lay before the House the conditions governing the subscriptions to be paid and the benefits to be received by sailors and 516 soldiers under the National Insurance Bill; will he state in what way the benefits that soldiers and sailors are to receive under the Bill during their period of service differ from the benefits they receive in present circumstances; what benefits will accrue to them on leaving the Service, and what arrangements will they have to make in order to obtain these benefits; what proportion of the insurance premium will be borne by the soldier or sailor, the Admiralty, the War Office, and the Exchequer respectively; and what will the contributions of each amount to while the soldier or sailor is in the service of the State, and after the soldier or sailor has left the service of the State?
Mr. McKINNON WOODI am not in a position to make a statement on this subject to-day, but my right hon. Friend hopes to table Amendments to Clause 36 shortly.
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEWill the right hon. Gentleman tell the House what will be the position of the soldier or sailor who is pensioned for disablement, or who is partially disabled, supposing the pension exceeds the amount he would receive under the Insurance Bill, with regard to the money he has paid every week before he was disabled?