§ Mr. A. SHORTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether insurance agents and collectors are to have a direct representative on the Committee to be set up to inquire into the question of industrial insurance; and whether he will give favourable consideration to this matter, in view of the assistance which could be rendered by a representative of the agents?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIt is not proposed that insurance agents and collectors should have a direct representative on the Committee to be appointed to inquire into the question of industrial assurance. Applications have been received from some of the associations which represent insurance agents to be allowed to give evidence, and such applications will be submitted to the Committee when appointed.