§ Mr. Joelasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the number of persons who find themselves, on making claims for an old age pension, disqualified through alleged non-fulfilment of the conditions for insurance, he will call the attention of approved societies to the need for greater care in accepting cases of the kind?
§ Mr. BernaysThe attention of all approved societies has been specially drawn to their duty to satisfy themselves that a prospective member has the necessary qualifications for insurance before admitting him to membership as an employed contributor, and specific directions, a copy of which I will send to my hon. Friend, designed to provide safeguards against erroneous admission to insurance have been given to them. My right hon. Friend has no reason to think that there is any lack of care in this matter on the part of approved societies.