SIR WALTER FOSTER (Derbyshire, Ilkeston)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether boards of guardians have printed or written scales of relief which provide for out-relief in money and bread according to the number of children needing relief; and, if so, whether the Local Government Board will either direct their inspectors to advise, or issue a circular advising, an allowance of milk in the case of young out-relieved children needing milk, and also to nursing mothers in receipt of out-relief.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) I believe that some boards of guardians have scales of relief of the kind referred to. I think boards of guardians may be trusted to use their discretion as to the granting of allowances of milk in the cases mentioned in the latter part of the Question; but I will brine the matter under the notice of the inspectors.