HC Deb 26 October 1944 vol 404 c341
31. Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Minister of Health when the Report of the Royal Commission on Population will be published.

Mr. Willink

I am informed that the Commission is meeting once a fortnight and is now engaged in taking evidence. There are many aspects of the inquiry still to be investigated, and it is not yet possible to say when the Commission will be in a position to report.

Mr. Davies

Can the Minister tell us whether the figures just issued of the birth rate, on a percentage basis, are based on the population of these islands, or do they include men serving abroad, and will he also answer my other question as to the average age of members of this Commission?

Mr. Willink

Perhaps the hon. Member, if he wishes, will put those questions on the Paper.

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