69. Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the Minister of Health, why a subsistence allowance for food and lodging, similar to that paid by the Ministry of Pensions in the case of a disabled ex-Service man, is not payable under the National Health Service scheme to a person who is required to travel a long distance to Roehampton for the fitting of an artificial limb.
§ Mr. BevanI have no power to pay subsistence allowances, but Roehampton and the other limb-fitting centres can provide accommodation without charge if an overnight stay is necessary.