§ 21. Mr. Willisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the delay in dealing with the repairs of hearing aids in Edinburgh; and whether he will take steps to speed up this service.
§ Mr. J. StuartI regret that minor repairs have sometimes taken up to a week or ten days in recent months, but staff difficulties are now being overcome and I hope that normal service will soon be restored. Where major repairs are needed, a replacement aid is supplied immediately, and this is also done in other cases where the user's employment so requires.