§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that local insurance committees have received notice of amended regulations which propose to reduce the number of women required to be appointed to serve on insurance committees having less than 35 members and to remove the necessity for the Minister to appoint a practitioner to serve on the committee where there are only 25 members; whether he is aware that these regulations have caused dissatisfaction; and whether he will state the reasons for the proposed reduction in the number of women representatives?
§ Sir K. WOODThe hon. Member is under a misapprehension. There has been no reduction in the number of women members since 1921 when the size of all insurance committees was reduced and no change in the medical representation since 1922. The regulations referred to contain no new provisions and are merely consequential upon the passing of 1319W the Consolidation Act of 1924. No evidence of dissatisfaction has reached me.