§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Labour what is the total sum paid to date to medical members of recruiting medical boards, the number of doctors who participated and the largest amount received by any one doctor, and the smallest amount received by any one doctor?
§ Mr. BevinThe total sum paid in fees to members of recruiting medical boards in the 21 months up to 28th February, 1941, is about £1,199,350. I cannot state, without making a detailed inquiry, the maximum and minimum amounts paid to individual doctors or the total number of doctors who at some time during the period participated in the work. The number of doctors at present on the panels of medical boards is 3,724.