§ 88. Mr. MORRISasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he has received representations from county councils, insurance committees, approved societies, trade unions, and other public bodies in Wales requesting the Government to establish a Ministry of Health for Wales, with powers and authority independent of the proposed Ministry of Health for England, and identical with the Government's proposals for Scotland and Ireland; and whether it is the intention of the Government to table Amendments to the Ministry of Health Bill giving effect to those demands, or is it proposed to present to Parliament a separate Bill for the Principality?
§ Major ASTORMy right hon. Friend has received a number of resolutions to the general effect indicated in the first part of the question. As regards the second part of the question, he cannot anticipate the result of the discussion of Clause 5 of the Ministry of Health Bill in Committee.