89. MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will quote the sentence in the letter from the ploughman in Perthshire, dated 27th November, 1912, to the Scottish National Insurance Commissioners, in which the writer is alleged to have asked to be provided with forms or other means for the purpose of informing upon any of his neighbours who might be evading the National Insurance Act?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe Noble Lord does not correctly quote my previous answer. I stated that the Scottish Commissioners afforded the complainant the opportunity which he appeared to desire, of giving specific information of cases of violation of the Act. I am circulating the letter with the Votes, and I think he will agree with me in the interpretation placed on it by the Scottish Commissioners.—[See Written Answers this date.]
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEDoes the right hon. Gentleman think that the gentlemen who wrote ever asked for any letter of this type to be sent at all?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI will ask the Noble Lord to reserve any questions till he has read the letter.