asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now review the training facilities available for chiropodists in the Greater London area with a view to securing an adequate number of practitioners to man local authority services.

My right hon. Friend has reviewed the training facilities available for chiropodists nationally. Two of the four recognised schools in England are located in London; the Chelsea school increased its intake by 50 per cent. in 1972 and this will result in more chiropodists qualifying in 1975 onwards.