§ 71. Mr. Martin Lindsayasked the Minister of Health what improvement is being made in the staffing of maternity homes in Birmingham and district; and what proposals he has to this end.
§ Mr. BevanThe staffing of maternity homes here, as elsewhere, continues to be difficult. The measures to which I referred in reply to the hon. Member on 16th May are being continued, and I have recently announced increases in the salary scales of both wholetime and part-time midwives.