§ Sir B. FALLEasked the Minister of Labour if any regulations exist whereby when a dockyard man has paid national unemployment fees from 1912 to the present year, and is now over 50 but 351W under 60, and breaks down in health and is sent to the infirmary or the lunatic ward of an infirmary, his wife can draw his contributions for those years, such contributions being over 500 in number?
§ Mr. SHAWI presume the question relates to unemployment insurance contributions and not to health insurance contributions. In general there is no provision for the return of unemployment insurance contributions in such a case. Possibly, however, some payment could be claimed under the provisions made by the Act of July last for compensation for the abolition of the prospective rights to a refund at the age of 60. I will send the hon. and gallant Member a copy of a leaflet explaining the conditions for such payments.