§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that some employers, who employ young persons before the school-leaving age has been reached, do not stamp their health insurance cards for that period; and will he take steps to see that insurance is compulsory in all cases as from the actual date of entry into employment?
§ Mr. ElliotUnder the existing law employers are not required to pay health 549W insurance contributions in respect of young persons who have not reached the school-leaving age, and I do not think it desirable that there should be amending legislation to provide for the insurance of boys and girls for whom attendance at school is compulsory.