§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Minister of National Insurance the number of persons in receipt of sickness benefit during the month of March in 1948, 1949. and 1950, respectively.
§ Dr. SummerskillIt is estimated that the average number of claims for sickness benefit current during the month of March in 1949 and 1950 was 1,050,000 and 1,070,000, respectively. No comparable figures are available for March, 1948, as the National Insurance Scheme had not then come into operation.