35. Mr. MALLABY-DEELYasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that contribution cards under Application Form No. 1 are still being refused by the Post Office officials to domestic servants on the ground that cards cannot be issued to domestic servants unless the application for them is made by the employer on Form No. 1 f; is he able to say under whose instructions the Post Office officials are acting in refusing to issue cards direct to domestic servants; and whether he can explain why employers are now being obliged to obtain the cards, having regard to the provision in the National Insurance Act imposing upon the employer the duty of obtaining cards only in cases where the employé fails to apply for them?
§ Mr. MASTERMANIf the hon. Member will give me particulars of any such cases I will take steps to put the matter right. Further instructions were recently issued by the Postmaster-General on the subject.