§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will state the average daily number of insured persons in recept of sickness benefit in the last twelve-month period for which figures are available, and the percentage of the working population that the figure represents.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonIt is estimated that the average daily number of insured persons in receipt of sickness benefit in 1962 was about 850,000. This represented about 4 per cent. of the numbers insured for sickness benefit.