HC Deb 10 May 1927 vol 206 c197
27. Mr. HARDIE

asked the Postmaster-General the amount expended annually on advertising the Government life insurance scheme; the period that this scheme has been in force; the number of policies taken out each year since the scheme began; and the number of policies in force at present?

Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON

As the answer involves a large number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Colonel DAY

Does this scheme include industrial life assurance as well as the other?

Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON

I should require notice of that question.

Following is the answer:

Except by notices in Post Office publications and announcements at post offices, Government life insurance business has not recently been advertised and consequently no amount is expended annually for this purpose.

The business has been in existence since April, 1865.

The number of policies taken out each year is as follows:

1865 … 547 1886 … 506 1907 … 492
1866 … 621 1887 … 585 1908 … 421
1867 … 346 1888 … 580 1909 … 395
1868 … 350 1889 … 671 1910 … 372
1869 … 422 1890 … 468 1911 … 426
1870 … 385 1891 … 529 1902 … 315
1871 … 358 1892 … 1983 1913 … 238
1872 … 757 1893 … 853 1914 … 858
1873 … 396 1894 … 1128 1915 … 550
1874 … 278 1895 … 750 1916 … 442
1875 … 370 1896 … 1223 1917 … 340
1876 … 270 1897 … 849 1918 … 284
1877 … 393 1898 … 731 1919 … 336
1878 … 229 1899 … 827 1920 … 365
1879 … 226 1900 … 677 1921 … 285
1880 … 258 1901 … 920 1922 … 241
1881 … 300 1902 … 722 1923 … 260
1882 … 234 1903 … 592 1924 … 280
1883 … 256 1904 … 517 1925… 244
1884 … 348 1905 … 741 1926 … 238
1885 … 457 1906 … 641

The number of policies in force on the 31st March; 1927, was 10,224.