§ 25. Mr. H. G. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Health what action has been taken, as a result of the request from urban authorities in Monmouthshire, for an inquiry into the administration of the finances of the county?
§ Sir K. WOODI would refer my hon. Friend to the answers which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Chislehurst (Sir W. Smithers) on 14th and 21st May.
§ 29. Mr. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that on 225 occasions grants were made at meetings of public assistance committees in Monmouthshire at which there was not a quorum present; and what steps he proposes to take to prevent a repetition of such committees acting in the absence of a quorum?
§ Sir K. WOODThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. It is obviously impossible for me to 401 compel members to attend the meetings of committees to which they have accepted election; but I am communicating with the county council in the hope that means may be found to remedy this unsatisfactory state of affairs.