§ Sir R. Youngasked the Minister of Health whether he has considered the case of a doctor, sent to him by the honourable Member for the Newton division of Lancaster, who certified a person as incapable of work when the insured person was in prison; whether the person concerned was otherwise entitled to benefit; and what penalty is imposed on medical men employed by the National Health Insurance department for such conduct?
§ Mr. E. BrownI have considered the information sent to me by my hon. Friend, but the particulars given are insufficient to enable me to identify the case. The penalty ordinarily imposed on an insurance practitioner for improper certification is the withholding of a sum of money from his remuneration.