§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Health whether, as he has postponed, sine die, negotiations with the medical profession regarding the proposals of the White Paper, he will give an assurance that he will not introduce in Parliament any Bill dealing with these proposals until the negotiations with the medical profession are completed.
§ Mr. WillinkI recognise that the discussions which I am, of course, ready to start at any time, will have to be delayed owing to the postponement for reasons connected with the war, of the proposed conference of the profession. But I, can assure my hon. Friend that my desire to hold these discussions before introducing legislation is in no way altered by the postponement, even though I am unable, in view of the many uncertainties, to give so absolute a guarantee as he suggests his question.
§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Health if he will give a list of workmen's hospitals whose representatives he has undertaken to consult on the White Paper.
§ Mr. WillinkI propose to consult hospitals generally through the various central organisations representing them.. If my hon. Friend has in mind any particular group of hospitals, the views of which he feels will not be thus adequately represented to me, I shall be ready to consider his suggestions in the matter.