§ 105 and 106. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether any and, if so, how many approved societies are in the habit of requiring a deposit of 10s. or more to be made before a member can take proceedings to recover benefit which he believes to be wrongfully refused or stopped; and (2) whether, in view of the importance of procuring eventually some uniform, cheap, and simple procedure for the settlement of disputes between insured persons and their approved societies, he will publish a statement showing the different forms of procedure in operation for the settlement of such disputes, and the number of societies which require deposits to be made before such procedure can be brought into operation; the amount of such deposits, and the number of women members of the societies in question?
Mr. BENNThe complete information asked for would involve a special and elaborate examination of the rules of over 2,000 societies. A statement as to the rules adopted by societies covering the vast majority of the insured population shall, however, be compiled and sent to the Noble Lord as soon as practicable.