asked the Minister of National Insurance to what extent under her regulations legal liability arises when an employer fails to ensure that the insurance card of an employee is stamped; and what is the liability of the employer and employee to the State and to one another, respectively.

It would be impossible, within the limits of a Parliamentary answer, to set out all the provisions of the Act and Regulations relating to the points raised by the hon. Member. But the general position is that if an employer fails to stamp an employee's card he renders himself liable to prosecution and may, in certain cases, have to pay the employee the amount of any benefit lost through failure to stamp.