§ 42. Mr. AYLESasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the insufficiency of hospital accommodation in this country and to the great amount of waste and inefficiency due to the overlapping of public and voluntary service; and whether he will institute an inquiry into the whole system of hospital and sanatorium accommodation with a view to the establishment of an adequate, economical and eff[...]eient service?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYI do not think the time is opportune for the far-reaching inquiry suggested by my hon. Friend. I have already invited the Voluntary Hospitals Committee to investigate the question of the extent to which hospital accommodation may be inadequate.