§ 51. Commander BELLAIRSasked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that in many parts of the country the war memorials are taking the form of building or enlarginghospitals; and whether he is in a position to state the policy of the Government in regard to public hospitals, in view of the fact that the course taken by the hospital committees and the subscribers must largely depend on the Government's policy?
§ Major ASTORI am aware of the fact to which the first part of the question relates, and I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the remarks which my right hon. Friend made on this subject when moving the Second Reading of the Ministry of Health Bill on the 26th February. [OFFICIAL REPORT, Vol. 112, cols. 1837–1838.]