HC Deb 03 February 1959 vol 599 c198
38. Dr. Dickson Mabon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the second and final Report of the Scottish Health Services Council on mental health legislation will be published.

Mr. Maclay

I understand that this Report will be presented to the Scottish Health Services Council later this month. I cannot say anything about publication at this stage, since it would not be proper for me to anticipate what action the Council may recommend to me after it has considered the Report.

Dr. Mabon

May I take it from what the right hon. Gentleman has just said that the Report will be published once it is clear what course of action the right hon. Gentleman proposes to pursue?

Mr. Maclay

No. The point is that the Report was prepared by a committee of the Health Services Council, and that until that committee has reported to the Council it would not be proper for me to pass any comment on its publication.