§ 13. Mr. Toucheasked the Minister of National Insurance if he will now make a statement as to his consultations with the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health for Scotland, regarding the question of compensation, under the Industrial Injuries Bill, of nurses who contract tuberculosis as a result of contact with infected persons.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsI cannot at present add to what I said on this subject in the course of the Debate on the Third Reading of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Bill, on 22nd February, and in my recent letter to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. ToucheIs a decision likely to be reached before the Bill is passed?
§ Mr. GriffithsThe Bill has had its Third Reading, and I will expedite consideration of this very important matter.