§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Health the total number of committees of inquiry convened, since these committees had power to award costs, for the purpose of inquiring into a practitioner's fitness to remain on the panel; the number of cases in which the practitioner was unsuccessful in rebutting the suggestion that he was unfit to remain on the panel; and the amount of costs awarded to the practitioner in each case?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINSince the Inquiry Committee referred to have had power to award costs, 34 inquiries have been held. In 12 cases the inquiry resulted in the practitioner being removed from the medical list, and in one case he was permitted to resign in lieu of removal. In five of these 13 cases no order was made as to costs. In 15 of the remaining cases the facts disclosed were held to justify requiring the practitioner to pay the costs of the imposition of other penalties. In three cases no order was made, and in three cases costs were