§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of the great shortage of regular chiropody services, particularly to the elderly, within the National Health Service, what is his policy on the introduction of the Chiropody Act similar to the one introduced for the dental profession in 1921 and ophthalmic opticians in 1958, with a view to ensuring that all chiropodists qualify to appear on a State register, subject to a test of competency, and that non-State registered chiropodists with less than five years' regular practice could only apply after this period and that further training should then be carried out as approved by the registration board at fully recognised centres.
§ Dr. VaughanI refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Anglesey (Mr. Best), on 11 June.—[Vol. 968, c.96.]