§ Squadron-Leader Segalasked the Minister of War Transport whether he is aware that a senior physician to five London voluntary hospitals, of whom he has been informed, has been kept waiting four months to secure a permit for a motor-car from his Department and now has to waste three hours of every working day in, or waiting for public transport; and whether, in view of the present shortage of consultant services, he will accelerate the granting of a permit in this urgent case.
§ Mr. BarnesI regret the delay which has taken place in this case. The licence has now been granted.
§ Major Bruceasked the Minister of War Transport whether he is now prepared to grant a licence for the purchase of a new motor-car to Dr. R. S. MacHardy who is one of the two radiologists in the city of Portsmouth and whose work in serving the requirements of the three principal hospitals in the city is being seriously affected in the meantime.
§ Mr. BarnesYes, Sir, I have granted the licence.