§ Mr. G. OLIVERasked the Home Secretary the number of registered agreements in settlement of claims under the Workmen's Compensation Act for the last complete year?
§ Mr. CLYNESThe total number of memoranda of agreements registered under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, in Great Britain during the year ended 31st December, 1928, was 33,307. This number was made up as follows:
Lump sum cases: (1) Where weekly payments had been made 19,013 (2) Where no weekly payments had been made 6,591 Weekly payment cases 1,491 Other cases, including those in which the agreement was for declaration of liability, termination of weekly payments, or for the suspension, resumption, diminution or increase of weekly payments 6,212 33,307