§ MR. C.P. SCOTT (Lancashire, Leigh)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can now state whether the wives and children of Boers in the field are placed on precisely the same rations in the concentration camps as the other women and children, or whether a distinction is still maintained; and, in the latter case, whether he will give instructions that all shall be treated alike.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordI have nothing to add to the reply I gave on Friday, the 1st instant, to the hon. Member for the Rushcliffe division of Nottinghamshire.* Lord Kitchener is taking all possible steps to secure the humane treatment of refugees.
§ MR. C. P. SCOTTWill the right hon. Gentleman obtain the information?
§ MR. BRODRICKI do not think any more information can be obtained. I leave Lord Kitchener a free hand in the matter.