§ 45. Sir C. Osborneasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that 70 per cent. of the maternity beds in Willesden were recently occupied by immigrant mothers; if he will give an assurance that adequate facilities were available for indigenous mothers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LoughlinNo, figures are not kept of the numbers of beds occupied by immigrant mothers. The admission arrangements seek to ensure that every mother who requires a maternity bed on medical or social grounds obtains one.