§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the number of people suffering from consumption who, though they were not able to work at the time of the passage of the Act and who are not dependent on any insured persons, as many of them are unmarried people without any friends or-families, such as father or mother living, and in such districts where the county 1497W councils have not nor will not put their powers to deal with such cases into operation; and will some provision be made to meet the needs of these people?
§ Mr. MASTERMANAn insurance committee has no statutory powers to arrange for the treatment of tuberculous persons other than insured persons and their dependents, and if the county councils do not avail themselves of their powers to provide for such cases, the insurance committee is unable to take any steps in the matter.