§ MR. WATT (Glasgow, College)I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether the resident medical officers at Ruchill Fever Hospital, Glasgow, have been dismissed because they drew the attention of the Local Government Board to evils which have been fully substantiated on public inquiry; and, if so, will he say what steps he proposes to take in the matter.
§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. SINCLAIR,) ForfarshireThe resident medical officers at Ruchill Hospital were not dismissed because they drew the attention of the Local Government Board to the evils referred to. The dismissals were agreed upon by the sub-committee on hospitals on the grounds stated in their Minute of 13th January. I have no power to interfere with the discretion of the local authority.
§ MR. WATTI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether nurses have been dismissed and threatened with dismissal from Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow, on account of their having given evidence before the Local Government Commissioners; and, if so, will he, in view of the public necessity that those with knowledge of the facts be not in future intimidated from giving evidence in such cases, call the attention of those under his Department to the unwisdom of such action.
§ MR. SINCLAIRI am not aware that nurses have been dismissed and threatened with dismissal from Ruchill Hospital on account of their having given evidence before the Commissioners, but I am making inquiries.