§ Sir C. MacAndrewasked the Minister of National Insurance if his regulations
Industry Males Females Total Agriculture and Horticulture … … 4 48 52 Coal Mining … … 22 — 22 Woollen and Worsted … … 4 16 20 Building and Civil Engineering Contracting … … 42 1 43 Distributive Trades … … 16 70 86 National Government Service … … 20 6 26 Local Government Service … … 32 3 35 Sport, Betting, etc … … 9 38 47 Catering, Hotels, etc … … 9 77 86 All other Industries and Services … … 115 272 387 Total—All Industries and Services … … 273 531 804 The normal service of the employment exchange continues to be available to assist unemployed men and women to find suitable work; in this connection I understand that a number of new building projects are planned in the area. For the
102Wcompel foreign nationals to be insured under the National Health scheme while employed in this country.
§ Mr. SteeleI assume that the hon. and gallant Member has in mind insurance under the National Insurance Acts. These Acts make no distinctions on grounds of nationality, and foreign workers generally are insured while employed in this country. There is, however, a special exception for persons ordinarily resident abroad who work in this country for an employer in another country and are insured under a comparable scheme in that other country. Such persons are exempt from insurance under the National Insurance scheme for the first twelve months in this country but must be insured under the Industrial Injuries scheme.