asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has accepted the Jarrett Committee's recommendation that a single medical advisory board should replace the separate advisory boards to each of the defence medical services.

Yes. The Armed Forces Medical Advisory Board has been established to advise my right hon. Friend on matters of professional standards, practice and policy in connection with the medical services of the Armed Forces in the light of important medical developments. The board will also advise on any specific problems which may be referred to them.The chairman of the new advisory board will be Sir John Richardson, MVO, MA, MD, FRCP and the following will be members:Sir Cyril Clarke, KBE, MD, DSc, PRCP, FRS.Sir Kenneth Robson, CBE, MA, MD, FRCP.Dr. R. M. Mason, MA, DM, FRCP, FRCP(Ed).Professor J. W. Crofton, MD, PRCP(Ed), FRCP.Sir Rodney Smith, KBE, MS, PRCS.Mr. R. Myles Gibson, ERD, MSc, MD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed).Mr. Selwyn F. Taylor, MA, MD, MCh, FRCS.Mr. J. A. Ross, MBE, MD, MCh, PRCS(Ed), FRCS Glas.Dr. G. B. Shaw, BSc, FRCP, FRCP(Glas), FRCP(Ed), FRCPS(Glas).Mr. T. L. T. Lewis, MD, FRCS, FRCOG.Professor P. S. Byrne, OBE, PRCGP.Mr. J. H. Hovell, TD, MRCS, LRCP, FDS. RCS.Miss I. C. S. Brown, SRN, RSCN, RNT.Dr. W. G. Harding, MRCS, FRCP, FPCM, DPH.