§ MR. LUTTRELLI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board how many unions in England and Wales board out children within the union; whether amongst these there are 282 any without certified committees to look after these children; and whether he would takes steps to encourage the establishment of such committees.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARDAccording to the last returns 373 Boards of Guardians board out children within the union. In some unions committees have been formed to find and superintend homes for children boarded out within the union, but in others this is not the case. Where the children are not under the charge of a committee, they are required to be visited periodically by the officers of the Guardians; but everything is done already by the Local Government Board to facilitate and encourage the establishment of committees.