asked the hon. Member for St. George's-in-the-East, as representing the Insurance Commissioners, whether he is aware that misapprehension exists among many of the wives of Reservists called up and Territorials embodied as to the payment of their husbands' insurance contributions, and that some of them fear that they may lose maternity benefit unless they themselves pay the contributions; and whether he will consider the advisability of issuing a short simple pamphlet embodying the provisions of Circular A.S. 145 and Circular No. 585 so that the women concerned may easily understand their position and be relieved from any anxiety as to suffering from their husbands' contributions falling into arrears?

A simple pamphlet explaining the position of Reservists and Territorials in regard to contributions, arrears, and benefits under the National Insurance Acts is being prepared for immediate distribution.