HC Deb 23 May 1938 vol 336 cc861-2
80. Mr. R. Gibson

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury when arrangements recently decided on for the system of collections for hospital fund purposes from industrial and non-industrial workers directly employed by the Government at home, by arrangement with these workers by way of deduction from their pay, are likely to be completed; and whether he can give an assurance that the contemplated central machinery will not involve a diminution of the funds collected from the workers for hospital purposes?

Captain Wallace

It is hoped to bring this scheme into operation as from 1st July next. Contributions will be deducted free of charge by Government Departments from the pay of their employés and transmitted to a committee of the British Hospitals Contributory Schemes Association for distribution to the appropriate hospital funds. The amount transmitted

to any individual hospital fund will be the net amount after deduction of the expenses incidental to this distribution. It is estimated that after the first two or three years the expenses will not exceed 5 per cent. of the total receipts.

Mr. Gibson

Will that distribution be determined by the employés at the works where the collections are made?

Captain Wallace

That is a different question, and perhaps the hon. and learned Member will be good enough to put it down?