§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the case of a Birmingham mental home in which two drunken attendants were fined for attacking and beating an inmate while a third stood by and encouraged them; and whether he will call for a report on the conduct of that institution?
§ Sir K. Wood:Yes, Sir, the prosecution in this case was instituted at the instance of the Board of Control, the persons in question having previously been instantly dismissed. I have had before me a report made by two Commissioners of the Board who inspected the institution on 23rd and 24th March. They reported favourably upon its administration and upon the care and treatment of the patients.