§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health whether the medical officers of the Home Guard are given an opportunity for consultation before first-aid posts are selected for upgrading; and, if not, whether he will so arrange that the approval is not given to any lists sent in by local authorities unless it is certified that the medical services of the Regular Army and the Home Guard have both had full opportunity for consultation?
§ Mr. E. BrownI presume that my hon. Friend is referring to the conversion of first-aid points into first-aid posts in suitable cases. My regional officers and the scheme-making authorities concerned take full account of the needs of possible military and Home Guard casualties in the area, and I can rely upon them to take the appropriate officers into consultation in accordance with the instructions issued for their guidance.