§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Health if he will appoint a qualified independent commissioner to receive and investigate individual complaints regarding hospitals.
§ Mr. SnowNo. The arrangements for investigating such complaints were described in the Answer given by my right hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Middleton and Prestwich (Mr. Coe) on 7th December. They provide for an independent inquiry in the more serious cases.—[Vol. 737. c.371–3.]