HC Deb 08 March 1916 vol 80 cc1548-9
74. Sir J. LONSDALE

asked the Secretary to the Treasury if his attention has been directed to the fact that the cost of the National Health Insurance Com missioners' staffs for every 1,000 insured persons is in England, £28; in Scotland, £36 14s.; in Wales, £51; and in Ireland, £59; and what steps are to be taken to diminish the cost of administering this Act in Ireland?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Montagu)

The final Report of the Retrenchment Committee, in which the figures quoted by the hon. Member appear, is now under consideration.