7. Mr. T. THOMSONasked the President of the Board of Trade if, for the information of the members of the Committee dealing with the Industrial Assurance Bill, he will ascertain and state the respective percentage cost to premiums paid of the expenses of the management, collection, and distribution of all funds in 247 connection with public health insurance, unemployed insurance, Workmen's Compensation Acts, and industrial assurance collecting societies and companies?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEI have communicated with the other Government Departments concerned, and as the answer embodying the information they have supplied is rather long, I propose to circulate it with the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ I have communicated with the appropriate Government Departments and have obtained the following information:
§ (1) Public Health Insurance.—The total expenses of administration of national health insurance are met in part from contributions under the Acts and in part from moneys provided by Parliament. The former represents 7.7 per cent. and the latter 5.3 per cent. of revenue; in all 13 per cent.
§ (2) Unemployment Insurance.—All costs borne on the Votes for the Ministry of Labour or other Departments, including the expenses of paying unemployment benefit and the costs incurred in placing insured workpeople in work, amount to 8.3 per cent. of the revenue.
§ (3) Workmen's Compensation.—The average total expenditure for the year 1921 is 37.04 per cent., made up of commission, 11.93 per cent.; other expenses of management, 25.11 per cent.
§ (4) Industrial Assurance Collecting Societies.—The average total expenditure for the year 1921 is 43.6 per cent., made up as follows:
| Per cent. | |
| Office salaries | 9.1 |
| Agents and collectors' remuneration | 29.5 |
| Other expenditure | 5.0 |
§ (5) Industrial Assurance Companies.—The average total expenditure for the year 1921 is 41.9 per cent., made up as follows:
| Per cent. | |
| Commission | 22.7 |
| Other expenses of management | 19.2 |