Mr. Shawasked the Minister of Health whether he will implement the recommendation of the Central Health Services Council Report for 1965 for the reconvening of its sub-committee on the Medical Care of Epileptics; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe sub-committee has met, and it has been decided that in 21W order to facilitate a comprehensive review of both the medical and welfare services for epileptics, a joint subcommittee of the Standing Medical Advisory Committee and the Advisory Council on the Health and Welfare of Handicapped Persons should be set up to review these services and to make recommendations for their future development and in particular about co-ordination between them and with other statutory and voluntary services. The Joint Sub-Committee is in course of being appointed.