38. Mr. Rathboneasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the frequent cases of hardship involved through employers and insurance companies delaying payment to employés injured in the course of their work; whether he is aware that the employé is seldom financially capable of instituting legal proceedings, or willing to do so through fear of losing his chance of reemployment after recovery from his injuries; and whether he will take steps to secure more equitable procedure in such cases?
§ Sir S. HoareThere are, of course, cases in which some delay is inevitable pending establishment of the employer's liability, but so far as I am aware payment is generally prompt and I have received no representations to the contrary. If my hon. Friend will send me particulars of cases which he has in mind, I shall be glad to consider them.