HC Deb 10 February 1949 vol 461 cc90-1W
72. Major Lloyd

asked the Minister of Health what sum has been expended and approved up to date on wigs supplied under the new Health Service.

Mr. Bevan

Up to 5th February the total approximate cost of those ordered was £36,500. Wigs are issued (in duplicate) through the hospital and specialist services if two conditions are satisfied—(a) the baldness is congenital or is due to an accident or some pathological condition, and (b) the wigs are considered necessary by a hospital specialist.