§ 40. Commander Purseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the cost to his Department of sending a disabled ex-naval man, of whom he has details, from Scotland to the British Legion workshop for tuberculosis cases at Preston Hall, near Maidstone, on 12th September.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe total cost involved in sending this man to Preston Hall amounted to £14 0s. 8d., which was paid by the local health authority responsible for his care and after-care, under Section 27 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947. This expenditure will rank for 50 per cent. grant from the Exchequer.
§ Commander PurseyWhy was it necessary to send this non-T.B. case from Ross and Cromarty 400 miles to a private, charitable T.B. rehabilitation workshop in Kent, where he was kept for only one day and then returned home? Is it not possible to rehabilitate Scottish ex-naval men in Scotland?
§ Mr. WoodburnThis place was considered, in the circumstances, to be the best for the man to go to. Whether it is in England or Scotland ex-naval men should, we think, have the best treatment possible.