HC Deb 23 April 1931 vol 251 c1139
43. Captain PETER MACDONALD

asked the Minister of Health whether he has been informed of a recent discovery of radium supplies in Canada; and whether he has yet opened negotiations with the Canadian Government with a view to securing supplies of radium at reasonable prices to British hospitals?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The duty of taking the necessary steps to purchase supplies of radium with the assistance given from public funds in 1929 rests with the National Radium Trust, and not with me. I understand that the trust will take into consideration the reported source of supply to which the hon. and gallant Member refers.