§ Sir C. Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the position of children who were born subsequent to date of accident and to their right of payment of workmen's compensation; and will he make a statement on the facts of the case supplied to him by the right hon. Member for Bedwellty.
§ Mr. PeakeThe allowances under the Workmen's Compensation Act to a workman in respect of children are limited to children born to him before or not later than nine months after the accident giving rise to compensation. In the case referred to, particulars of which have been furnished by my right hon. Friend, the accident giving rise to compensation occurred in 1926 and the workman would not be entitled to allowances in respect of the children who were born to him in 1934 and subsequently. I am writing my right hon. Friend more fully in regard to this case.