§ Mr. Chetwyndasked the Minister of National Insurance how many persons in excepted employment before July, 1948, and discharged from the Forces after 6th January, 1946, have been treated as in arrears for the whole of the 1947–48 contribution year, or half or more than half of the 1947–48 contribution year, respectively; how many such persons have refused or failed to pay the arrears; and whether all persons in this class have been identified and notified of their position.
§ Mr. SteeleI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. It could only be obtained from a detailed examination of the insurance records of over 20 million insured persons. With regard to the last part of the Question, notices of arrears accrued during the 1947–48 contribution year have been sent to all insured persons who were in arrears during that year.