§ Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state for the periods, respectively, of 1st April, 1912, to 31st March, 1913, and 1st April, 1913, to 31st March, 1914, the total receipts of the Insurance Fund from various sources; the total sums issued to approved societies for the payment of benefits to their members and for administrative expenses, respectively; the total sums issued to insurance committees for administrative expenses, sanatorium benefit, medical benefit, and the sickness and maternity benefits of deposit contributors; and the amounts invested by the Insurance Commissioners and the approved societies, respectively?
§ Mr. WEDGWOOD BENNThe particulars for the period from the 15th July, 1912, to the 11th January, 1914, the date to which the National Health Insurance Fund is made up, were given in the reply to the Noble Lord on the 18th February. The details for the period from the 15th July, 1912, to the 12th January, 1913, and for the year ending on the 11th January, 1914, are shown separately in the following statement:—
United Kingdom. Period l5th July, 1912, to 12th January, 1913. Year ended 11th January, 1914. £ £ Total receipts 8,780,000 … 24,644,000 Issues to Approved Societies 1,040,000 … 10,240,000 Issues to Insurance Committees 141,000 … 5,414,000 Payments to Deposit Contributors, Sickness and Maternity. Nil. … 18,100 Issues to Societies for investment or invested on their behalf. Nil. … 937,000 Amounts invested by Commissioners through National Debt Commissioners 7,136,000 … 8,127,000