§ 38. Mr. HOLTasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that those employers of dock labour in Liverpool who are not parties to the Liverpool dock labour scheme have been avoiding payment of their contributions under the National Health Insurance Act at the expense of those who are parties to the scheme; and whether he will cause steps to be taken to prevent this practice by requiring them to stamp the workman's card at the termination of the first period of employment in every week?
Mr. BENNThe Commissioners have received representations in this sense in regard to one firm only in Liverpool. The matter is now being investigated, and, if the allegations are substantiated, immediate steps will be taken to secure strict compliance with the provisions of the Act and the regulations.