HC Deb 20 July 1939 vol 350 c757W
Mr. Benn

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the approximate number of insured persons in Scotland who have been in receipt of sickness and disablement benefit under the National Health Insurance Act for one year or more?

Mr. Colville

The exact information for which the right hon. Gentleman asks is not available, but the number of insured persons in Scotland, reported by approved societies as having been certified incapable of work continuously, throughout the year ended 30th June, 1938, was 31,044.