§ 23. Mr. TINKERasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will consider, when appointing certifying surgeons, ensuring that they shall not hold positions or act as medical advisers to owners of works or employers whose employés come before them to be certified?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Simon)The Departmental Committee on Workmen's Compensation is reviewing the general question of the position and functions of certifying factory surgeons under the Workmen's Compensation Act, and I should prefer to await their report before laying down any rigid rule. If, however, the hon. Member wishes to make representations in regard to any individual cases, I shall of course be prepared to go into them at once if he will be good enough to send me particulars.