§ 79. Mr. GRUNDYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the importance of the Inquiry in which the Committee on Industrial Insurance is engaged and of the fact that the public 2282 generally are unaware of the Inquiry, further measures can be taken to give it publicity, so that persons able to submit valuable evidence will have their attention drawn to The matter?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe composition of the Industrial Assurance Committee and the terms of reference, as announced by my right hon. Friend on the 5th May, wore widely reported in the Press, and a Departmental notice of the first meeting of the Committee was also issued on the 13th June. The public sittings for taking evidence will not be held till October, as some preliminary Returns are being called for from each of the companies and societies concerned in the Inquiry, and a reasonable time must be allowed fur their preparation, but it is proposed to make a further public announcement as to the probable course of the Inquiry at an early date. The Committee will welcome any information or suggestions from persons interested, and all communications and applications to be allowed to give evidence should be addressed to the Secretary to the Committee, Companies Department, 55, Whitehall, S.W.I.