§ Colonel GRETTONasked the Minister of Health if it is the policy of the Ministry to require boards of guardians to provide increased accommodation for casual wards in the country; if so, what is the reason for this policy; and will he state how it is intended that the cost of the increased building shall be met?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINWhere the existing provision for casual paupers is not adequate or not in all respect satisfactory I am asking the guardians to undertake the necessary improvements, but this does not indicate any general policy of extending casual ward accommodation. The cost of any improvements will fall to be borne by the guardians in the same way as the cost of other improvements to their institutional accommodation.