§ Mr. Linsteadasked the Minister of Health to what conclusion he has come upon his investigation of the claims made by a company carrying on chemist's businesses in various parts of the country that a service beyond the hours prescribed by local executive councils is being offered in some of their branches as an experiment to obtain data for the Ministry of Health; how far this experiment has in fact been sponsored by his Department; and whether he has yet obtained the disclaimer for which he has asked from the company concerned.
§ Mr. BevanThe extended service referred to is not being given at my request, and I have been informed by the company in question that a letter from a branch manager implying that it was asked for by my Department was unauthorised and was a mistake.