§ 115. Mr. W. G. Bennettasked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware of the long delay in having repairs made to artificial legs; and why it is necessary to send artificial limbs from Glasgow to London for repair.
§ Mr. MarquandI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave in the House on 4th April to the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Selkirk (Mr. Macdonald). The contractors find it necessary to send major repairs to their limb-making works largely on account of the importance of securing the expert attention of the skilled workmen who constructed the leg and to whom complete equipment is available. Minor repairs are carried out at Glasgow and other large centres and the possibility of extending the range of repairs which could be undertaken at these centres is receiving the attention of the committee to which I referred on 4th April.