§ 15. Mr. Joynson-Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements for the receipt of medical attention are available for British subjects now residing in Roumania.
§ Mr. MayhewMy right hon. Friend has carefully considered the possibility of establishing a special medical scheme, but so far this has not been found practicable. Apart from a limited supply of drugs for emergency cases held at the British Legation, British subjects needing medical attention rely on the facilities which are locally available.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksDoes the hon. Gentleman mean by that that there is no English-speaking doctor available in Bucharest for the use of the foreign service stationed out there, and has no agreement been entered into with the Americans for the provision of a doctor for their mutual convenience?
§ Mr. MayhewIn the first place, cannot say whether there is any English-speaking doctor available. As to the second part of the supplementary, we have not yet been able to reach an arrangement with the United States, but we have not given up hope of doing so.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIs not one of the difficulties that Roumanian doctors who are seen going to the British Embassy are afraid of being maltreated afterwards?