§ Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Health what procedure is used when a certified patient enters a mental institution to obtain the payment of 5s. weekly to the patient; and what other Government Departments are concerned in the transaction and in what way.
§ Mr. VosperIt is for the hospital authority to decide, on the advice of the medical staff, what pocket money should be paid to certified patients who have no pension or benefit from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance or other resources of their own.