§ Mr. W. H. Greenasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that students of the London Royal Free Hospital, School of Medicine for Women, are required to take part of their training at the Three Counties Hospital, Bedfordshire; that there is no accommodation in or near this hospital at which they can reside; that there is no public means of conveyance from the nearest places at which they can find lodgings, which are extremely dear; that there is no provision in the hospital for the supply of meals to these students, and no common room they can make use of; that they have to take the luncheons they bring with them in the pathological laboratory; that the facilities for teaching are extremely inadequate; that it does not accommodate normal surgical cases, and has no out-patient department; and if, as a number of the students are the holders of scholarships towards the cost of which the Board of Education contributes, he will take steps to remedy the defects indicated?
§ Mr. RamsbothamThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. As regards the remaining parts of the Question, I am informed that accommodation at reasonable charges is available in the neighbourhood of the Three Counties Hospital with transport facilities. A canteen has been opened and a common room will shortly be available. Making allowance for inevitable war-time difficulties, the teaching facilities at the hospital are satisfactory. There is no out-patient department, but the school, the authorities of which have furnished me with a full report, has arranged that students shall have extra opportunities for out-patient work during the remaining 2½ years of their course in London.