§ 70. Mrs Mannasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the cost of maintenance per day for Scottish patients staying at Sanatoria Mont Blanc, Leysen, and Wolfgang, Davos, in Switzerland; and if he has made inquiries into the diet of the patients at both.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe average cost is 29s. 6d. per day. The diet is reviewed when the sanatoria are visited, at intervals of not longer than six months, by doctors from Scotland and is under the constant observation of the Welfare Officers permanently posted to the sanatoria by the Scottish Branch of the British Red Cross Society.
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§ 71. Mrs. Mannasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his attention has been called to unsatisfactory conditions at Swiss sanatoria for Scottish patients, details of which have been sent to him; and if he will issue a statement.
§ Mr. J. StuartI have seen an open letter addressed to me in the Press. While in some respects Swiss customs may be a little strange to Scottish patients, I feel quite sure, after consulting the doctors from Scottish hospitals, and from my Department who have visited the sanatoria at frequent intervals since the scheme began, that the arrangements for the treatment, care and welfare of these patients are satisfactory.