HC Deb 21 April 1958 vol 586 cc51-2W
Dr. D. Johnson

asked the Minister of Health if he will specify the bodies and organisations who have been consulted in regard to prospective revisionary legislation in the field of mental health.

Mr. Walker-Smith

I am considering the views submitted to me by the bodies and organisations listed below:

  • Association of Hospital Management Committees.
  • Association of Municipal Corporations.
  • Association of Psychiatric Social Workers.
  • Association of Teachers of the Mentally Handicapped.
  • British Medical Association.
  • County Councils Association.
  • London County Council.
  • Magistrates Association.
  • Medical Practitioners Union.
  • Middlesex County Council.
  • National Association for Mental Health.
  • National Council for Civil Liberties.
  • National Council of Women of Great Britain.
  • National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children.
  • Regional Hospital Boards.
  • Royal College of Physicians.
  • Royal Medico-Psychological Association.
  • Society of Chief Administrative Mental Health Officers.
  • Society of Medical Officers of Health.
  • Society of Mental Welfare Officers.
  • Standing (Mental Health) Advisory Committee of the Central Health Services Council.
  • Teaching Hospitals Association.
  • Trades Union Congress.