§ THE LORD PRIVY SEAL AND MINISTER FOR SCIENCE (VISCOUNT HAILSHAM)My Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to establish a Public Health Laboratory Service Board for the exercise of functions with respect to the administration of the bacteriological service provided by the Minister of Health under section seventeen of the National Health Service Act, 1946. I beg to move that this Bill be read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(Viscount Hailsham.)
§ On Question, Bill read 1a, and to be printed.