§ MR. REESTo ask the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that the Court of King's Bench having recently held, on the appeal of the Pontypool Union v. Buck, that a married woman with ample separate estate is not liable to contribute towards the maintenance of her parents or parent; and whether, seeing that this 438 decision creates a distinction between the sexes, and in view of the desirability of the removal of this distinction, he will introduce legislation with this object.
§ (Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I have stated in reply to previous Questions that I have taken note of this point, but that I cannot promise to introduce legislation on the subject at the present time.