§ SIR JOHN GORST (Cambridge University)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he can now state what instructions have been given to local boards of guardians in reference to the right of starving and destitute children in public elementary schools to immediate relief.
§ THE PRESIDENT or THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI am preparing a circular to boards of guardians on this subject, which I propose to issue as soon as possible.
§ SIR JOHN GORSTWill the circular be laid on the Table of the House.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI see no objection to that.