§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Health whether the General Nursing Council for Scotland has so far refused to consult with the English Council before making rules with respect to conditions of admission to the register, as required by the Scottish Act, Section 3, Sub-section (3); and, if so, whether he will insist on such a consultation so that the English Council may be in a position to present its rules for his approval and to open the register under conditions securing a uniform standard of qualification in all parts of the United Kingdom, as provided in the Nurses Registration Acts?
§ Sir A. MONDI understand that the Scottish Nursing Council have not re- 1549W fused to consult with the English Council, but that in view of the small number of outstanding points on the rules for the admission of existing nurses to the register, they have suggested that the Conference should be deferred until the draft rules for the admission of future nurses are ready for discussion. In any case, I have no jurisdiction over the Scottish Council, though I am entirely in agreement with the hon. Member as to the importance of securing a uniform standard of registration in all parts of the United Kingdom.