§ Sir T. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Labour whether he can state the number of men, women, boys and girls, respectively, insured under the national health and unemployment schemes, respectively, in 1913 and at the latest possible date?
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§ Mr. SHAWThe following are the available figures for Great Britain:
Year. Men. Boys (16–18 years). Women. Girls (16–18 years). Health Insurance. 1913 … 9,645,000 4,005,000 1923 … 10,200,000 4,800,000 Unemployment Insurance. 1913 … 2,250,000 1923 … 7,830,000 540,000 2,500,000 380,000 At the date of the last valuation of approved societies (December, 1918), males and females between the ages of 16 and 18 years insured under health insurance scheme were 6 per cent. and 10 per cent. respectively of the total numbers of males and females. In 1913 those insured against unemployment consisted almost wholly of males.