§ Mr. Sargoodasked the Minister of Health the annual cost to the National Exchequer of the Board of Control of Mental Hospitals and Institutions.
§ Mr. BevanThe net cost of the Board of Control to the National Exchequer for the financial year 1945–46 was £237,614, of which £58,054 was in respect of the Board's Office, the remainder being the cost of grants in respect of ex-Service mental patients and the cost of the State Institutions for Mental Defectives of dangerous propensities.
§ Mr. Sargoodasked the Minister of Health how often officers of the Board of Control visit mental nursing homes and institutions run for personal private gain; are reports made concerning such visits; and are these available to members of the public.
§ Mr. BevanCommissioners or inspectors of the Board of Control visit: (a) under the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts, 1890–1930, licensed houses within their immediate jurisdiction not less than six times a year; licensed houses not within their immediate jurisdiction not less than twice a year; nursing homes not less than one a year; and (b) under the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913–1927, certified houses and approved homes not less than once a year. Reports are made in every case which are submitted to the Board: they are not available to the public.