§ Commander Purseyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) why a nurse at the Children's Convalescent Home at Hornsea, Yorkshire, listened in to a mother's conversation with her son, with the object of making a report to the sister; and why the sister gave the mother the report to read when she prematurely took her son away from the Home;
(2) what action is to be taken at the Children's Convalescent Home at Hornsea, Yorkshire, to stop children being sworn at, having things thrown at them, and, if they happen to do something wrong, having to sit on the cold pot of the toilet.
§ Mr. CrossmanMy hon. Friend has sent me two letters containing these allegations. With his permission I will refer them for investigation by the Committee of Inquiry which is being set up by the Leeds Regional Hospital Board.
§ Commander Purseyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is
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UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF CHROMIUM ORE (CHROMITE OR CHROME IRON ORE) AND CONCENTRATES 1965 1968 £'000 £'000 Tons (c.i.f.) Tons (c.i.f.) Southern Rhodesia … … … 16,951 209 Nil Nil Soviet Union … … … … 2,513 18 Nil Nil Netherlands … … … … 798 12 73 2 Turkey … … … … … 7,420 99 Nil Nil Portuguese East Africa … … 14,688 104 2,286 15 South Africa … … … … 67,636 594 75,420 591 Philippine Republic … … … 90,987 1,118 79,364 1,166 Other … … … … … 1 — 59 5 Total … … … … 200,994 2,154 157,202 1,778 Information is not available on the prices at which consignments were imported. aware that the mother of a boy who was at the Children's Convalescent Home at Hornsea, Yorkshire, has recently written to the Hospital Management Committee complaining that more than one child was bathed in the same bath water; and what is the present number of children bathed in the same water.
§ Mr. CrossmanYes. This allegation will be investigated by the Committee of Inquiry.
§ Commander Purseyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the number of nurses who have this year walked out of the Children's Convalescent Home at Hornsea, Yorkshire, on the grounds of the treatment of children by the sister.
§ Mr. CrossmanOne state enrolled nurse and three nursing auxiliaries have left the hospital during 1969 but none gave this reason for leaving.