§ 41. Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to increase the allowances to patients receiving domiciliary and institutional treatment for tuberculosis under the Tuberculosis Scheme.
§ Mr. BuchananProvision for disability generally is being considered as part of the forthcoming National Insurance Scheme, and I would ask my hon. Friend to wait for the introduction of the Bill dealing with that subject.
§ 42. Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of tubercular cases awaiting admission to sanatoria; the number at present receiving treatment; and the number of beds available in these sanatoria.
§ Mr. BuchananAt 30th June, 1945, the latest date for which information is available, local authorities in Scotland had 1,898 tubercular patients on their waiting lists, and 5,470 patients under institutional treatment. The total number of beds available is approximately 6,700. The difference is accounted for mainly by the number of beds, estimated at 500, for which no nurses are available, and the number of beds in private sanatoria.