HC Deb 24 February 1902 vol 103 c906
MR. TALBOT

I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether his attention has been drawn to the neglected condition of the children of dwellers in vans and huts, so far as relates to education, and whether he can see his way to enforcing the requirements of the Education Acts in their interest.

SIR J. GORST

Yes; but the local authorities find it almost impossible to secure the attendance at school of such vagrant children under the Education Acts.