§ 65. Mr. JAMES HOGGEasked the number to a recent date of insured persons in receipt of sanatorium benefit; whether any uninsured persons have received treatment; the number of insured persons who have received sick pay with the total amount paid out; the number who have received unemployment benefit and the amount; and the number of persons who have received maternity benefit?
§ Mr. MASTERMANWith regard to the first part of the question, I have at present no later figures relating to the whole of the United Kingdom than those included in the Return presented on 12th February last. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative. The benefits referred to in the third and fifth parts of the question have only been in operation for two months, and it appears to me to be premature to ask for a special return for the 23,500 societies and branches through which these benefits are administered. With regard to the fourth part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade.