§ 53. Mr. PETHERICKasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what action, if any, the Government propose to take with regard to the findings in the report of the Committee on Industrial Insurance issued in 1933?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI am not yet in a position to add anything to the answer I gave on the 13th December last to a question by the hon. and gallant Member for Hitchin (Sir A. Wilson).
§ Mr. PETHERICKCan the hon. Gentleman say whether the Government are giving consideration to the report?
§ Mr. BUCHANANAre the Government at the present time, contemplating taking any action on this report?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI cannot add anything to the previous answer which I gave on that subject, which was to the effect that I was not yet in a position to say.
§ Mr. BUCHANANBut are the Government considering the taking of action. Is the matter under consideration at all, or is it dropped for the present time.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe matter is not dropped. As the hon. Member is aware, it will require very profound consideration.