§ Sir Walter Smilesasked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the question of marriage endowment insurance and the provision of pensions at 55 years of age for female domestic servants; and if he is now in a position to make any statement on the subject?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleI have been asked to reply. As I informed my hon. Friend the Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison) on 22nd June last, I am afraid that there are serious practical difficulties which make it impossible for the Government to adopt a special scheme of this kind for a selected class of insured persons.