§ Mr. W. J. Brownasked the Minister of Health whether in view of the shortage of midwives, he will consider recalling ex-midwives who left the profession on compensation terms in 1939.
§ Mr. BevanSince Regulation 33 of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939, came into operation in September, 1939, local supervising authorities have had the power to enable, by Order, qualified midwives who surrendered their certificates under the compensation terms of the Act of 1936 to resume practice for a. specified time. My information is that 72 such Orders are now operative, affecting 131 midwives. The Regulation will remain in force for the present.