Mr. MACLEANasked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Thomas Jackson, a man in receipt of unemployment dole, who attempted to save a young girl whose clothing was in flames and thereby incapacitated himself temporarily for work; whether Jackson has been refused unemployment benefit, but was referred by the Employment Exchange official to the National Health Insurance people, who also declined to recognise his eligibility to receive health insurance benefit; and whether, in view of the circumstances in which this man acted with great promptitude, he is prepared to waive any techni- 446W cal regulation which is calculated to prevent this man drawing his allowance?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThere was no interruption in the payment of benefit in this case. The facts were given in my reply to the hon. Member for Plaistow (Mr. W. Thorne) on Thursday last. I am sending my hon. Friend a copy.