§ 49. Lieut.-Colonel MOOREasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities in Scotland have made arrangements under which their public assistance committees provide medical treatment for unemployed persons who are no longer entitled to it under the Insurance Acts; and whether he intends to advise other local authorities as to the need for considering such arrangements after the end of the current year, in view of the fact that approximately 20,000 unemployed persons in Scotland will fall out of health insurance at that date?
§ Mr. SKELTONNo special arrangements are required for this purpose. All public assistance authorities in Scotland are bound to provide medical treatment for any poor person who is in need of it.