§ Mr. ADAMSONasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the provision made under Section 61, Subsection (2), of the National Insurance Act is altogether inadequate to recoup the representatives of the working classes for the loss entailed through their attendance at the meetings of the health committees; and whether, in view of the fact that this 2095W difficulty practically means the non-representation of the working classes on these committees, he will consider the advisability of meeting the out-of-pocket expense from moneys specially provided by Parliament?
§ Mr. MASTERMANAs I stated in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds (East) on 14th October, I fear it would be impossible in this case, as in that of other similar administrative bodies with executive powers, to arrange for payment for loss entailed by members of insurance committees through their attendance at the meetings. The committees may pay the railway fares of members in counties, and are doing so in many cases.