§ Mr. COTTONasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the amount of money received, including the Government contribution, up to 1st May under the National Insurance Act in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, and how much of those sums was spent up to the same date on printing in each country?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe amount received under the National Insurance Act up to 1st May and the amounts spent on printing, etc., up to that date are as follows:—
— England. Scotland. Ireland. £ £ £ Total amount received to 1st May, 1913, National Health Insurance Fund 14,294,826 1,965,353 677,611 Unemployment Fund 1,361,726 236,448 60,815 £15,656,552 £2,201,801 £738,426 £ £ £ Estimated total expenditure on printing in connection with Part I. (Health Insurance) and Part II. (Unemployment) to 1st May, 1913 114,000 12,000 8,000
Captain CRAIGasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state under what circumstances the County Clare National Insurance Benefit Society disallowed sickness benefit under the National Insurance Act to Thomas M'Mahon, of Skantrad Cottage, Killaloe, county Clare, who was in the employment of the Clare County Council during last autumn?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI am making inquiry into this case, and I will inform the hen. Member of the result as soon as possible.