HC Deb 09 May 1966 vol 728 cc12-3
42. Dr. David Kerr

asked the Minister of Health what advice he is offering to local authorities seeking to make grants to the Brook Advisory Centres Limited.

44. Miss Lestor

asked the Minister of Health how many local authorities have applied to him for permission to make a grant to Brook Advisory Centres Limited.

Mr. K. Robinson

Contributions by local authorities to voluntary bodies providing services for the prevention of illness through family planning advice do not require my approval; and I am, therefore, advising inquirers that they should satisfy themselves that this is such a body.

Dr. Kerr

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his reply, but would he not agree that the more widely this view is known in advance of applications from the Brook Advisory Centre, the more likely the constructive, if experimental, work of the group is likely to prosper?

Mr. Robinson

indicated assent.