§ 101. Mr. Awberyasked the Secretary of State for War if he is satisfied that the number of troops in Bristol justify a full-time military medical officer; how many examinations of recruits were made by this officer and how many by other Territorial Army officers during the past twelve months; and what is the cost of this establishment.
§ Mr. ProfumoThis appointment is related not to the number of troops in the area, which is small, but to a variety of duties which include Regular and Territorial recruiting examinations, medical boards, attendance at a Territorial Army weekend training centre, and visiting soldiers sick on leave. During the last twelve months, he has examined 1,100 recruits to the Regular and Territorial Army; three were examined by other medical officers in the Bristol area. The cost of the establishment is approximately £2,000 a year.