§ 17. Mr. PENNEFATHERasked the Under-Secretary for War how many of the recommendations of the House of Commons Committee on Man-Power and 1787 the Army Dental Service, dated 12th December, 1917, have been wholly, and how many have been partially, acted upon already; how many will be acted on in the future; and if any are disapproved of on principle by the War Office and will not be acted upon?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Macpherson)In reply to a question by my hon. Friend on 23rd January last, I explained the views of the authorities at the War Office with regard to the recommendations of the Committee over which he presided. From that reply it will be seen that the suggestions of the Committee were already under consideration or had been acted upon. Since then, in answer to further questions, I have stated that the dental service in the Army has been reorganised and that the number of dental surgeons employed is being considerably increased, and I can assure my hon. Friend that additions have been, and will be, made to meet all requirements. Also, I stated, in answer to a question on the 4th July, that arrangements were being made for the dental examination of soldiers to be carried out in all cases by dental surgeons.