HC Deb 11 March 1926 vol 192 c2585
85. Mr. H. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons insured under the National Health Insurance Act at the end of each of the last five years, respectively?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

As the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, give the required information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the particulars:

The number of persons in Great Britain insured under the National Health Insurance Act in each of the last 10 years will be found in the last Annual Reports of the Ministry of Health and the Scottish Board of Health.

The figures for Great Britain for 1921–1924 are as follow:

1921 … … … 15,103,400
1922 … … … 15,066,800
1923 … … … 15,125,900
1924 … … … 15,220,300
The figure for 1925 is not yet available.