HC Deb 05 February 1897 vol 45 cc1433-4
MR. PICKERSGILL

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he can now make any statement as to the result of the communications which in July last he stated were proceeding between the Local Government Board and the Education Department respecting the transfer to the latter Department of the duty of inspecting the education in Poor Law Schools?

THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. HENRY CHAPLIX,) Lincolnshire, Sleaford

No arrangement for the suggested transfer has as yet been made. The Local Government Board have not filled up the vacancy which has occurred in the office of school inspector for the Metropolitan District; and temporary arrangements until the end of the financial year have been made, pending a final decision on the subject.

MR. PICKERSGILL

asked if communications were still proceeding between the Education Department and the Local Government Board.

MR. CHAPLIN

Yes.

MR. PICKERSGILL

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board, whether, before he included in his draft order respecting Metropolitan Poor Law Schools children who are remanded to the workhouse by justices, previously to being sent to Industrial School, under Section 19 of the Industrial Schools Act, 18GG, he was advised that such children are "Poor," within the meaning of the Metropolitan Poor Act, 1867?

MR. CHAPLIN

The children who are temporarily detained in workhouses, under remand by magistrates, prior to being sent to Industrial Schools, are placed under the charge of the guardians, and whilst they are under their care are maintained at the cost of the rates. I am advised that they are children to whom the provisions of the Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 would apply.