§ 3. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Health what progress has been made up to the latest convenient date in the recruitment of sanitary inspectors since 1st May, 1954.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI am informed that 84 students qualified as sanitary inspectors during 1954, as against 52 in 1953.
§ Mr. DoddsIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the concern expressed in some quarters about the lack of sanitary inspectors, and is he satisfied that the figures he has quoted will really meet the need, and, if not, are any further steps to be taken?
§ Mr. MacleodThey will not meet the need, but the trend is most encouraging—half as many again as the year before. I am very well aware of the need, which has been brought to my attention by the recent working party report.