Captain BENNasked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the possibility of extending to Scotland the provisions for grants-in-aid of the training of midwives, laid down in Memorandum No. 102, M.C.W., issued by the Ministry of Health?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI have considered the question of extending to Scotland the provisions for grants in aid of training midwives, but I have not seen my way to make representations to the Treasury on the subject because there is no actual or prospective shortage of midwives in Scotland.