§ Mr. AMERYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1), for how many years a Post Office depositor will have to contribute before drawing one week's disablement benefit if he has never drawn any sick benefit or maternity benefit before the commencement of the particular illness which has culminated in disablement, or if he has drawn sick benefit for two weeks a year on the average, and has drawn maternity benefit on two occasions; and (2), what is the maximum number of months for which a Post Office contributor can draw disablement benefit before he reaches the age of seventy, assuming that he joins at the age of fourteen and draws on an average two weeks' sick benefit a year and maternity benefit on three occasions?
Mr. McKINNON WOODIt is impossible to give a definite answer to these inquiries because the exact period would depend upon the result of the valuation 699 of the Post Office fund and the amount charged by the local health committees for management and medical benefit.
§ Mr. AMERYIf the sums drawn in regard to any particular benefit are not used are they returned to the individual account?