HC Deb 21 July 1930 vol 241 c1716
3. Major GRAHAM POLE

asked the Secretary of State for India what action the Government propose to take in regard to the resolution passed at the conference of representatives of the provincial governments and the medical faculties convened at Delhi in June, requesting the Secretary of State to change the rules governing recruitment to the Indian medical service, so as to remove the provision that only persons holding degrees recognised by the General Medical Council in this country may be selected for the Indian medical service?

Mr. BENN

I have not yet received the Government of India's views.

Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLE

Will the Secretary of State do everything he can to insist that in any such change of rules there will be no degradation of a service that has done so much and is expected to do so much to keep its standard up to the European standard?

Mr. BENN

I can make no statement until I have received the views of the Government of India.