§ 14. Mr. TINKERasked the Home Secretary if he will consider the bringing in of an amended Workmen's Compensation Bill during the next Session that will do away with the waiting period of three days?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSNo, Sir. The Holman Gregory Committee reported against such an alteration of the law, for the reasons set out in paragraph 74 of their Report, and I am not in favour of it.
§ 28. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the case between Thomas Lovett, plaintiff, and the York-shire Coalowners' Mutual Indemnity Company, Limited, defendants, in the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, on 18th July, 1927, where the defendant company had issued a certificate purporting to have been signed by the plaintiff, who is a medical practitioner, and which was calculated to deprive an injured workman of his compensation; and, if so, is it his intention to take power to prevent any combination of employers similar to the defendant company from conducting compensation business in future?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have seen a newspaper article on this case and have directed a full inquiry into 1098 the circumstances before I can express any opinion. I will communicate the result to the hon. Member.