§ 12. Mr. GODFREY LOCKER-LAMPSONasked whether the document showing the number of patients over a certain figure on the list of certain doctors on the panel for London issued by the London Insurance Committee was supposed confidential; and, if so, why?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI am informed by the London Insurance Committee that the document referred to was expressly marked "confidential," and that they caused it to be prepared solely for the information of the members of the committee. The use which has been made of it by other persons who misinterpreted the information it contains illustrates clearly why it should have been treated as confidential.
§ Mr. G. LOCKER-LAMPSONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that it appeared in the Press two or three days before the Debate in this House, and that copies of it were sent to Members of this House without any mark showing that it was private or confidential?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThen I think someone has behaved very badly in the matter. Personally I never saw any statement of any name in connection with the document until the hon. Gentleman gave the names to the House.