§ Mr. Leonardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any woman with nursing qualifications has been appointed to the committee of inquiry into the recruitment for and conditions obtaining in the nursing profession; and whether 752W inquiries through the usual channels took place as to the composition of the committee prior to its appointment?
§ Mr. ElliotTwo members of the committee—Miss Smaill, the Superintendent of Nurses at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and Miss Whyte, the Matron of Robroyston Hospital, Glasgow—have nursing qualifications. With regard to the second part of the question, I decided to invite the members of the Scottish Committee which inquired into the training and registration of nurses in 1935, to extend the scope of their investigations to cover questions of recruitment and conditions of service. The only new member of the committee is Lord Alness, who has agreed to act as Chairman in place of Sir Archibald Black, now Sheriff of Lanarkshire and unable, on account of the duties of his office, to undertake this further work.