HC Deb 09 May 1968 vol 764 c142W
Captain Kerby

asked the Minister of Health how many of his medical officers, at ports and airports of immigrant entry into the United Kingdom, speak and read Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali or Ki-Swahili.

Mr. K. Robinson

Sea and air Port Health Authorities appoint their own medical officers, subject to certain statutory requirements. These requirements do not include a language qualification and I regret that the information requested is not centrally available.

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