§ 41. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that opticians have to provide and pay for a frame for each order for spectacles, but cannot obtain repayment until the patient has received his glasses; that this involves the 31W optician being out of pocket, in some cases up to nine months; and what steps he proposes to take to remedy this hardship.
§ Mr. BevanI have the situation in mind, but I do not think there is much hardship yet and it will right itself as arrears are overtaken.