§ 64. Mr. CHIOZZA MONEYasked the President of the Local Government Board the number of public authorities which have availed themselves of the provisions of the capital Grant of £1,500,000 towards the building of institutions for the treatment of tuberculosis; and how much of this sum has yet been granted to or earmarked for particular authorities?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Burns)The Board have been in communication with all the county councils and county borough councils in England, and in the majority of cases have promised capital Grants towards the cost of providing institutions. Some small Grants have already been paid, but in most of the cases the schemes have not been matured in sufficient detail to enable me to say what Grants will be given. I may add that practically all these authorities have already indicated that they propose to avail themselves of the capital Grant, and that the whole of the English share of the Grant has been provisionally earmarked in proportion to the population of the several areas.
§ 66. Mr. ASTORasked what authority in London the Board propose to recognise as the central organising authority for the preparation and co-ordination of a general scheme for dealing with tuberculosis in London; and whether the Board have approached any authority for this object?
§ Mr. BURNSThe Local Government Board propose to recognise the London County Council as the central organising body for the provision of institutional treatment. The London County Council have already been informed to this effect, and the Board understand that the council have such a scheme in preparation.