§ Mr. CAUTLEYasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is is prepared to allow pig keeping to be started at the Orpington Ministry of Pensions' Hospital, seeing that instruction of the shell-shock men there treated in pig keeping would assist their cure and be a step forward to independence on their release from hospital; is he aware that there is a great desire among the inmates of Orpington Hospital that such instruction should be given; and, since the kitchen refuse is now sold for £11 a month, the initial cost of such a scheme would be small and the prospect of it being self-supporting considerable?
§ Major TRYONI am obliged to the hon. Member for his suggestion, but I am not prepared to adopt it. As the hon. Member may know, suitable occupational treatment is already provided at this hospital as an adjunct to medical treatment, and the existing facilities in that respect are considered adequate.