§ Mr. ASTORasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that several hundred beds owned by the Metropolitan Asylums Board now stand empty; and whether it is proposed to take steps to make these beds available for the institutional treatment of consumptive insured persons in London?
§ Mr. BURNSNegotiations are, I understand, in progress with a view to seeing whether any of the accommodation of the Metropolitan Asylums Board can be made available for the institutional treatment of insured persons suffering from tuberculosis.
§ Mr. ASTORasked the President of the Local Government Board the total number of the separate institutions owned by the Metropolitan Asylums Board; the total number of beds in such institutions; and the maximum, minimum, and average area of land unoccupied by buildings attached to these institutions?
§ Mr. BURNSI am informed that there are twenty-eight separate institutions now under the control of the Metropolitan1820W Asylums Board, which afford a total accommodation of 20,181 beds. I will send the hon. Member a list of these institutions, showing in each case the area of the site on which it stands, but without resorting to actual measurements the area of unoccupied land could not readily be given.