HC Deb 23 November 1948 vol 458 cc1066-7
30. Mr. Chetwynd

asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has any statement to make on the results of the scheme initiated by the Don Suisse for the treatment in Switzerland of ex-Service men disabled by tuberculosis.

The Minister of Pensions (Mr. Marquand)

With the hon. Member's permission I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a short account of the scheme under which, through the generosity of the Don Suisse organisation, 180 British ex-Service and Service men suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis were provided with free sanatorium treatment in Switzerland. I have conveyed to the Swiss Minister the cordial thanks of His Majesty's Government for the generous and friendly gesture of the Swiss people.

Following is the information: