18. Major HOPEasked how many county councils in Scotland have agreed to accept responsibility to pay half of any expenditure on the treatment of tuberculosis of insured persons over and above what is provided for the purpose from the National Health Insurance Fund?
§ Mr. MASTERMANOne county council in Scotland has already agreed to sanction the expenditure referred to in the question, and other councils have the matter under consideration.
§ Mr.JAMES HOGGEIs it not the case that, although there is only one, the others have not answered?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThat seems to be the purport of my answer. It is under consideration in other counties.
19. Major HOPEasked in how many counties in Scotland it has been found possible to provide adequate sanatorium benefit for insured persons without applying to the county councils for assistance from the rates under Section 17 of the National Insurance Act?
§ Mr. MASTERMANIn all counties in Scotland insurance committees have provided adequate sanatorium benefit for insured persons. Six county insurance committees have further resolved to extend sanatorium benefit to dependants and have transmitted to the Commissioners estimates of expenditure on sanatorium benefit for insured persons and their dependants in terms of Section 17 of the National Insurance Act.
Major HOPEHow many have been able to provide adequate sanatorium benefit without applying for assistance from the rates?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI think they have in all cases provided adequate sanatorium benefit for insured persons; they do not go to the rates for that purpose.
§ Mr. MASTERMANYes, certainly. They apply to the county councils for help in dealing with sanatorium benefit when wives and children are to be brought in under the Act.
§ Mr. MASTERMANThat is the information I have received and read to the House.