HC Deb 14 July 1909 vol 7 cc2281-2W
Dr. RUTHERFORD

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, in view of the fact that the Royal College of Surgeons is unable through the provisions of the Medical Act of 1876 to confer the rights and privileges of the col- lege to women who are admitted to its diplomas, he proposes to grant a new charter to the college.

Mr. GLADSTONE

I have no power to take any such action. I understand that a supplementary charter for the Royal College could only be granted by the Crown on the petition of the governing body.