HC Deb 10 October 1912 vol 42 c536W
Mr. TYSON WILSON

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture the amount of contributions the employés at the Royal Gardens, Kew, are paying under the Insurance Act, and the amount of benefit they are entitled to?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

The permanent and pensionable employés at Kew are exempt from the provisions of the Act, and certain classes of the unestablished employés. are included under Section 47, whereby they pay reduced contributions and are entitled to sick leave with two-third's pay for a period not exceeding three months in any year. Other classes of unestablished employés come under the ordinary provisions of the Act.