§ Sir R. ASKEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that a large number of industrial assurance policies are being forfeited by reason of the inability of the policy holder to keep up payment of premiums by reason of the cut in unemployment benefits and the operation of the means test; and whether he can give any estimate of the number of such policies which have lapsed through these causes?
§ Major ELLIOTThe answer to both parts of the question is in the negative.