§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Health if his attention has been drawn to the hardship 632W caused to members of approved societies under the National Health Insurance Act whereby members who, during the contribution year ending 3rd July, 1921, were employed for any period less than 13 weeks are denied all relief, while those members who were unfortunate enough to be unemployed during the whole year are penalised by being struck off the register, and their year of unemployment treated as their free year; and whether he will take steps to amend the Regulations in this respect?
§ Sir A. MONDThe matter to which the hon. and gallant Member calls attention is being dealt with under the National Health Insurance (Prolongation of Insurance) Bill now before Parliament and by an amendment of the Arrears Regulations, to which I referred in my speech on the Second Reading of the Bill.