asked the Minister of Health whether he will lay upon the Table of the House a copy of the Report presented to him by his inspector and medical officer who recently visited the South Wales distressed areas on his instructions, as reported to the House before the Recess, in order to investigate and report on the social and economic conditions prevailing in such areas; and will he state what conclusions these officials arrived at and what proposals they made for dealing with distress arising from unemployment and other causes?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I propose to lay this Report on the Table of the House at an early date. As regards the second part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the Report itself.

Would it not be possible for the Minister of Health to give us at least a final summary of the Report?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I propose to give the whole Report.

I mean to-day. That is rather important in view of the answer which the right hon. Gentleman has just given.

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I cannot give a summary by way of an answer to a question.

Does the Report state that distress prevails in the districts visited by the inspector and the medical officer, and what is their view of the relief that should be given?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I think we knew before that there was distress in that district. I cannot answer as to what measures they propose.

Previous to the Adjournment, the right hon. Gentleman informed the House that he was sending these officials specially to investigate this question. [HON. MEMBERS: "Speech!"] The question I want to put is a perfectly simple one. The Minister of Health, in response to a discussion previous to the Recess, sent these gentlemen to South Wales to inquire whether distress prevailed, and I wish to know whether they have reported that the distress has been adequately dealt with under the Regulations of the Ministry of Health?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I think that the hon. Member had better await the Report.

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I think the hon. Gentleman had better await the Report.

I want to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether, if I put down a question, be will be good enough to give the House the conclusions arrived at by these gentlemen, which are of some importance to the people concerned?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I really cannot answer that question without seeing what the hon. Gentleman's question is.

You are much too clever—

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:

I have already told the hon. Gentleman that I cannot summarise the conclusions in answer to a question. I shall lay the whole Report on the Table at an early date.

HON. MEMBERS:

When?