asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the rules of procedure adopted by the Scottish Medical Practices Committee in hearing appeals from medical practitioners against decisions of local executive councils.

I am sending to the hon. Member a copy of a memorandum which the Scottish Medical Practices Committee supply to appellants explaining the procedure.

Would the Secretary of State say what is the date of the memorandum? Is it the November memorandum? Have there not been consultations since then?

I could not without notice give the date of the memorandum, but it is quite recent. It is a memorandum upon which the Medical Practices Committee operates.