§ Mr. Haleasked the Minister of National Insurance what are the grounds upon which his Department refuse to supply to a wife the address of her husband.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsThe information in the possession of my Department relating to insured contributors is supplied by them confidentially for the purposes of the National Insurance Acts, and it is the long established practice of the Social Service Departments not to divulge such confidential information except where this is clearly required in the public interest. It is, however, common practice to offer to send a letter in a sealed envelope to the last known address of the person about whom the inquiry is being made.