§ 76. Mr. J. Lewisasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that recently at St. Benedict's Hospital, Tooting, the matron imposed a ban on all coloured guests attending the nurses' dance, and in view of the fact that Clara Brown, the only coloured nurse at the hospital was thus deprived of the facility afforded to all other nurses to invite a guest, if he will undertake that in no institution under the control of his Department will racial discrimination of any kind be permitted.
§ 79. Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Health whether he will bring to the notice of Regional Hospital Boards the undesirability of permitting discrimination against coloured members of the staff in hospitals tinder their control.
§ Mr. BevanI am inquiring into the incident mentioned by my hon. Friend. and will write to him. I will not permit any form of colour discrimination in the National Health Service.