§ MR. HINDLEYasked the right hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it was the intention of Her Majesty's Government, as stated in some of the public journals, to bring in a Bill to authorise the working women and young persons in factories by relays, and if so, when it was probable the Bill would be introduced?
§ SIR G. GREYsaid, that conflicting decisions had been given as to the construction 1329 of one of the clauses of the Factory Act, relating to the point alluded to by the hon. Gentleman, which decisions, in his opinion rendered some amendment of the clause in question necessary. The Government had recently had interviews with several parties interested in the matter, but the subject was one which required much consideration. A Bill was in preparation on the subject; but he thought it unadvisable to state the provisions of a measure until leave was asked to introduce it.