Doctors and Dentists

HC Deb 13 May 1948 vol 450 c229W

23. Mr. Baird

asked the Minister of Health when he will be publishing the Spens Report on the remuneration of dentists.

Mr. Bevan

I hope this report will be available within a very few days.

Sir E. Graham-Little

asked the Minister of Health which existing committee fulfils the request by the Royal College of Physicians, which he promised to consider, for a special procedure by way of a committee to provide a check on the issue of regulations such as would determine the qualifications, remuneration and conditions of service of doctors and dentists under the National Health Service Act, 1946.

Mr. Bevan

I think the present procedure, under which all regulations have to be examined by a special committee in Parliament, coupled with my undertaking to remove from the scope of regulations a full-time salaried general practitioner service, should be sufficient to remove any apprehension on this point.