§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if a person who is suffering from illness or invalidity at the time of the coming into force of the National Insurance Bill will be entitled to join in the scheme, and, should such illness or invalidity continue, be entitled to benefits in duo course?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEA person who is sick or disabled at the time of coming into force of the Bill, but who subsequently recovers and makes the number of contributions prescribed by Clause 8 and otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Bill, will be entitled to benefit. He will receive the full insurance if he is employed within one year after the commencement of the operation of the Act, and a reduced insurance if he joins later; but the reduced insurance may be increased to the full insurance in certain cases.
§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if a person be a member of 101W one or more friendly societies entitling him in the aggregate, including the sickness benefit under the National Insurance Bill, to a sum more than his ordinary wages, will the benefit under the scheme be reduced so that the aggregate sickness payment will not exceed his ordinary wages?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEYes, Sir. This will be the effect of the Proviso to Clause 27.