§ 72. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the Secretary to the Treasury how many of the 80,000 male and 320,000 female employed contributors insured under Part I. of the National Insurance Act, and receiving less than 2s. per day, are in Ireland, and how many are in England, Wales, and Scotland, respectively?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe claims for the State contribution on the basis of which the figures as to insured persons in receipt of low wages were given in answer to the hon. Member for Colchester on the 21st April were, for the four countries:—
Men. Women. England … … 30,600 … 227,400 Scotland … … 2,867 … 39,286 Ireland … … 50,843 … 55,727 Wales … … 623 … 4,141 84,933 326,554 Total … 411,487