§ Sir JOHN RANDLESasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he has satisfied himself that persons entitled to vote as members of insurance societies for representatives on the insurance committees have been advised as to their rights in this respect; has he any official information showing that numbers of members of such societies have not been informed of the procedure or supplied with voting papers; and does he propose to take steps to secure that insured persons exercise their rights in respect of representation on health committees?
Mr. MASTER MANThe regulations for the appointment of representatives of insured persons on insurance committees were framed in accordance with Section 59 of the National Insurance Act, which confers the power of appointment not on the individual members of a society, but upon the society as a whole. Societies were fully advised of their rights and were supplied with a ballot paper in respect of each area in which they were entitled to vote. The elections are now complete, and the results have been published.