§ 32. Mr. David Rentonasked the Minister of Health whether the committee appointed by him to inquire into the question of registration of opticians has yet completed its findings: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BevanThe committee is not expected to report for some time yet and I am not, therefore, in a position to make any statement on the matter.
§ Mr. RentonIs the right hon. Gentle. man aware that it was as long ago as April last year that he said, in answer to a Question, that he had decided to set up a committee to inquire into this question and into the abuses which have occurred and have given rise to considerable anxiety? Could he expedite this matter?
§ Mr. BevanI am not the boss of this committee. The committee has been established and it will take what time it considers necessary to do its work properly.