§ Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Home Secretary the aggregate amount of weekly 577W payments under the Workmen's Compensation Acts for the years 1924, 1925 and 1926, and the number of full weeks of total disablement in respect of which compensation has been paid?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe total amount of compensation paid as weekly payments in the seven groups of industries which make Returns under the Act was, in the year 1924, £4,401,760; in 1925, £4,182,362, and in 1926, £3,822,999. I regret it is not possible to state the number of weeks of total disablement, nor are any figures available for the industries which are not required to make returns.
§ Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the effect of recent findings of the House of Lords under Section 12 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1926; and whether he will introduce legislation to give protection to workmen whose weekly compensation is liable to be attacked without notice or delay, as was intended in the Clause when the provision was introduced by the Government?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe position resulting from the decisions referred to is being carefully examined, but the question is one of considerable complexity, and I am not at present in a position to make any statement.