§ 85. Dr. A. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now appoint a small committee to inquire into the adequacy of maternity services and the standards of antenatal and confinement care in Scotland, with special reference to disparities in the infant death rate among different social classes.
§ Mr. NobleThe Montgomery Committee in 1959 made important recommendations designed to improve the maternity services generally in Scotland. Since then significant improvements have been and are still being made. It would be more profitable to continue to take action on these lines than to set up another committee at this stage.