HC Deb 29 January 1957 vol 563 cc833-4
20. Mr. Simmons

asked the Minister of Labour if he is yet in a position to state his intentions in respect of the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry on the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons.

Mr. Carr

I am not yet able to make a statement, but consideration of the Committee's recommendations is going on steadily.

Mr. Simmons

Is it not a fact that of the 46 recommendations half concern the Ministry of Labour? There were the results of nearly four years' hard work in this Report. Will the Minister make representations that the House should be given an opportunity of discussing the Report? It seems a pity that four years' hard work is being brushed off with a Question and Answer.

Mr. Carr

I can assure the hon. Member that it is certainly not being brushed off, but the fact that there are four years' hard work in the Report means that there is a lot to consider. The consideration is going on urgently. The National Advisory Council on this subject met on 13th December. It referred specific recommendations to specialist committees and is meeting again in March to consider the comments of those committees.

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