asked the Minister of Health how many doctors and dentists, respectively, have been found guilty of committing offences under the rules of the National Health Service; and why the names of such offenders are not made public.

In England and Wales, between 5th July, 1948, and 30th June, 1954, four doctors and 25 dentists were excluded from practice in the National Health Service and breaches of the terms of service were found in 573 cases involving doctors and 1,622 involving dentists. Full publicity is given where a practitioner is excluded from practice, but in other cases the publication of names would not in my view be in the public interest.