§ 28. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of National Insurance how many copies of the "Family Guide to National Insurance" have been printed; how much paper was used; and what was the cost.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Insurance (Mr. Steele)This short guide is not yet in final form for printing, and I cannot at present say precisely how much paper it will require or what it will cost. I estimate that at least 14 million copies will be needed, since the Guide will be one of the principal means of informing some 25 to 30 million persons of their rights and obligations under the new insurance scheme.
§ Sir W. SmithersWould it not have been better to have given the extra paper and some Government money to the ordinary newspapers and to have allowed them to do the job?
§ Mr. WatkinsCould my hon. Friend inform me whether this guide will be published in Welsh?
§ Mr. SteeleI could not say offhand. However, my hon. Friend knows the nationality of the Minister of National Insurance, and I am sure that so far as Wales is concerned we ought not to have any complaints.