§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the personnel of the medical boards for the examination of recruits for the services is mainly composed of officials and ex-officials of local divisions and branches of a voluntary medical organisation and that non-members of this organisation are being excluded from such boards; and will he institute an inquiry into this 694W matter, which is causing grave dissatisfaction amongst members of the medical profession?
§ Mr. BevinI have been asked to reply. The medical boards to which my hon. Friend refers are composed of registered medical practitioners whose names are taken from lists compiled by the Central Medical War Committee for the various localities. I have not asked whether those practitioners are members of particular organisations. So far as I am aware, the boards have given satisfaction, and I do not therefore propose to institute any inquiry such as is suggested.