§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Health how many leaflets were distributed in connection with the new Health and National Insurance Scheme; what was the cost; what was the weight of paper involved; and what contributions were made to the General Post Office for their distribution.
§ Mr. BevanThirteen million two hundred thousand copies of a leaflet on the National Health Service costing £4,350 and requiring 46 tons of paper; the contribution made to the General Post Office was £20,000. As regards the National Insurance Scheme I understand that 40,400,000 leaflets, including the family guide, were made available for distribution costing £54,000 and requiring 424 tons of paper. A payment of £25,000 was made to the General Post Office in respect of the distribution of the family guide.