§ Mr. DAGGARasked the Minister of Health the number of working days lost through sickness for each of the years 1921 to 1929, inclusive?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI can only give particulars with regard to persons insured under the National Health Insurance Acts. The following table, which refers to England and Wales, shows the approximate number of weeks for which sickness and disablement benefits were paid under the National Health Insurance Acts during each of the years from 1921 to 1929:
Year. Million weeks. 1921 … … … 19 1922 … … … 19½ 1923 … … … 20½ 1924 … … … 23¼ 1925 … … … 25 1926 … … … 28¼ 1927 … … … 30½ 1928 … … … 26¾* 1929 … … … 29½ * As from 2nd January, 1928, the age at which sickness and disablement benefit ceased to be payable was reduced from 70 to 65.