§ MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether he can now give the House any information as to the inquiries promised last Session into the alleged prevalence of Truck in Scotland; whether any breaches of the Truck Acts have been discovered, and to what extent; whether any and what steps have in any case been taken to enforce the law; and. if no prosecutions have taken place, whether he will state the reasons for not prosecuting; and, whether he is prepared to lay upon the Table of the House the various statements made to him alleging breaches of the Truck Acts in Scotland, and the correspondence thereon with the Inspectors of Mines, Inspectors of Factories, and other officials?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.), in reply, said, the Report of the Chief Inspector of Factories in Scotland was now in the hands of the printer, and as soon as it was ready he would be happy to show it to the hon. Member. He believed it would contain answers to several of the hon. Member's Questions; but he could not anticipate the Report. He must decline to lay on the Table any documents which were of a confidential character, or that related to matters that might lead to a prosecution.