§ Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Minister of Health how many beds in England and Wales are available for tuberculous patients; how this figure compares with the relative figure for 1938; and what is at present the average length of time which patients have to wait before being admitted to a sanatorium.
§ Mr. BevanAbout 28,000 are now available; the 1938 figure is not known. Waiting time varies so widely according to individual circumstances that no average figure would have any significance.