§ Mr. F. ROBERTSasked the Minister of Health whether, when an ex-service man has been committed to an asylum on account of mental injury attributable to the War, the man himself and his next-of-kin are informed that one of the privileges attached to his having been placed on a private patient footing is that, provided that he cannot be proved to be dangerous and unfit to be at large, his next-of-kin has the right, in accordance with Sections 72 to 74 of the Lunacy Act, to direct his discharge?
§ Sir A. MONDIt is not desirable to furnish this information on admission, but when a service patient is sufficiently recovered to raise the question of his discharge, he is informed of the legal position and of the steps to be taken by his relatives.