§ Mr. Grovesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the moneys so far paid to the Scottish Central Medical War Committee for treatment of unaccompanied evacuated children were in fact distributed among medical practitioners; and whether he is aware that the question of the distribution was only first discussed by the full committee on the 29th February, although the first payment was made by his department in January, 1940?
§ Mr. E. BrownI understand that payments in respect of the medical treatment of unaccompanied evacuated children were made by the Scottish Central Medical War Committee to local medical war committees on 30th January, 8th May and 7th August, 1940. I have no information as to when individual doctors received payments from the local committees. The payments were made to the Scottish Central Medical War Committee in accordance with arrangements made when the evacuation scheme was inaugurated. I am informed that the Scottish Central Medical War Committee had these arrangements before them at meetings held on 5th September, 1939, and 15th December, 1939, and that a report on the action taken was made at a meeting held on 29th February, 1940.