§ MR. LEVY (Leicestershire, Loughborough)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is. aware that the Clerk to the County Justices at Norwich has given notice that the Bench will not in future grant a certificate of exemption under the Vaccination Act without a medical certificate showing that vaccination would be dangerous to the child; and if he will take steps to secure observance of the provisions for exemption by the justices in that district.
§ *THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. RITCHIE, Croydon)I believe that different views have prevailed from time to time on the Taverham Bench as to the lines upon which these applications should be dealt with; but, as I indicated in answer to a Question on the same case put by the hon. Member for East Norfolk last Monday, I understand that the action of the justices is not now governed by any such notice as that stated in the Question. I may, however, add, as I have said often before, that in any case I have no authority over the justices in the exercise of their discretion in this matter.