2. Mr. ROBINSONasked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been drawn to complaints made by patients in the Becketts Park Hospital, Leeds, as to the nature of the foods supplied; and whether he will give instruction that in future butter shall be supplied and that these disabled men shall not be given bread and margarine to eat?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Major Tryon)I am not aware of any complaints made by patients in the hospital referred to in regard to the nature of the food supplied, and none were disclosed at a recent inspection of this institution. With regard to the latter part of the question, the medical officer in charge of a case is authorised to prescribe the supply of butter where he considers it necessary. I am not prepared to authorise, in the case of this hospital, any change in the general scheme of diet which has been adopted on medical advice for all the hospitals of the Ministry.