▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁introduce ▁mer it ▁awards ▁and ▁differential ▁pay ments ▁for ▁do ctors . ▁He ▁was ▁der is ive ▁about ▁a ▁Government ▁proposal ▁to ▁allow ▁" he al ers ▁who ▁claim ▁to ▁c ure ▁disease ▁by ▁super - normal ▁means " ▁to ▁pract ise ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁had ▁kept ▁up ▁his ▁output ▁of ▁books ▁up , ▁including ▁A ▁Doctor ▁Returns ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁and ▁A ▁Doctor ▁in ▁Parliament ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁He ▁had ▁supported ▁the ▁Net ▁Book ▁Ag re ement ▁by ▁which ▁res ale ▁prices ▁of ▁books ▁were ▁fixed ▁and ▁after ▁P engu in ▁books ▁were ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁publishing ▁an ▁obsc ene ▁book ▁in ▁Lady ▁Ch atter ley ' s ▁L over , ▁he ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁publish ers ▁could ▁volunt arily ▁submit ▁books ▁for ▁clear ance ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁absolute ▁defence . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁broke ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁wh ip ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁corpor al ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁Lic ens ing ▁One ▁constitu ency ▁concern ▁was ▁over ▁lic ens ing , ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁national ised ▁all ▁the ▁public ▁houses ▁in ▁Carl is le ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁retain ing ▁ownership ▁ever ▁since . ▁Johnson ▁ur ged ▁that ▁this ▁experiment ▁be ▁ended . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁deb ating ▁the ▁Lic ens