§ Mr. PIELOUasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the fact that over 21,000 ex-service men have died from tuberculosis as a result of their War service, he intends adopting the recommendation of the Inter-Departmental Committee of 1919 and expending the amount suggested for the purpose of increasing village settlements throughout the country?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINIn the present financial circumstances of the country I could not contemplate expenditure on the scale which would be required to carry out the recommendation referred to by my hon. Friend. I may, however, say that extensions and improvements of the two existing village settlements are now being carried out, with Exchequer assistance, and that I shall not lose sight of the matter.