§ Lady Apsleyasked the Minister of Pensions whether, to meet the criticism of ex-Service men needing artificial limbs, he will consider making public his inquiry into the design, development and use of such limbs; whether he will make the membership of the committee independent and exclude representation of his officials, who should give evidence only; and whether, as the insistence on written evidence only will exclude the evidence of those unable to prepare such a document, he will revise this regulation.
§ Sir W. WomersleyFor the reasons which I gave in my answer of 2nd November to my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Mr. Manningham-Buller) I have appointed a Departmental Committee to consider the design, development1250W and use of artificial limbs. I am satisfied that the Committee as constituted is well suited to the object in view. The Committee's procedure is a matter for it to determine, but I am informed that the position is not as stated in the last part of the Question. Those desirous of giving oral evidence have been asked, as a preliminary step only, to indicate in writing the points which they wish to bring before, the Committee.