§ MR. JAMES STUART (Shoreditch, Hoxton)asked the Under Secretary of 1844 State for India, Whether it is the case that in the cantonment of Muttra the medical officer, under the Contagious Diseases Acts, reports complaining that—
The regimental matron lacks energy, and does not take trouble to attract good-looking women,and suggests that—She should be got rid of, and a more suitable woman appointed;whether he further reports that—If, as a precaution against venereal diseases, women are necessary to be entertained, steps should be taken to ensure that attractive women are kept;and, whether similar recommendations have been made by the medical officers of any other cantonments?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)I can only refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to him on Tuesday, when I informed him that I had already stated last week that the Secretary of State has no information which corroborates such statements as that implied in the Question; but that he was in communication with the Government of India on the subject.