§ Mr. Arthur Jonesasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she will state the average number and percentage of persons absent from work per day in October, 1965, due to industrial injury, and compare this figure with the previous year; and what is the reason for the trend shown by these figures.
§ Mr. PentlandI regret that the precise information asked for is not available.
It is estimated that the number of persons incapacitated by industrial injury on 20th October, 1964, was about 70,000, which 0.3 per cent. of the total number of persons insured for injury benefit. The corresponding figure for 15th October, 1965, is 76,000. The reason for this increase is not yet known.