HC Deb 27 February 1918 vol 103 cc1382-3
81. Major DAVIES

asked the Pensions Minister how many sub-centres for the repair and renewal of artificial limbs will be established in Wales; and whether he is aware that the present arrangement of having one centre in Cardiff necessitates an unnecessary amount of expenditure and loss of time for the increasing number of cases who will require the repair and renewal of their artificial limbs?

Mr. HODGE

I am not able to say when it will be possible to establish another centre for artificial limbs in Wales. The present difficulty is not so much one of providing beds as of finding limb makers who can turn out limbs of approved pattern and of securing the services of surgeons who are specialists in limb work. In the present state of the limb industry it would probably be more expensive to establish new centres in Wales than to send the men to the existing centre in Cardiff.

Major DAVIES

What steps are being taken to train a suitable number of limb makers, in order that centres may be established as soon as possible?

Mr. HODGE

We are continuously seeking to train disabled men as limb makers.

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