asked the Minister of Health whether he will issue a report on the work of local authorities, large and small, in relation to evacuation, health and ancillary services during the past two years, in order to show its wide range and the results of applying local initiative and experience to meet differing local conditions?

I am in entire agreement with my hon. Friend's view that the work accomplished by the local authorities in the last two years deserves to be better known. I hope to publish a summarised report of the work with which the Ministry of Health is concerned for the two years ended 31st March last, which will indicate briefly their wide range of activities.

Can the right hon. Gentleman say when it is proposed to issue that report?

I could not give a date, but it will be as quickly as possible.