asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a man who has been injured in the course of his employment, and who has had to lay up for one week, can obtain sickness benefit after the first three days under the National Insurance Act, since he is not entitled to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act because he has not been ill for a fortnight?

Yes, Sir; sickness benefit is payable when the necessary conditions are satisfied for any period of incapacity in respect of which the insured person is not entitled to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act.