§ MR. REMNANT (Finsbury, Holborn)To ask the President of the Local Government Board if he can state the number of midwives who were employed during the last or any recent period of twelve months as parish midwives; whether midwives so employed are regarded as poor law officers; and whether any order of the Board has been issued with regard to their appointment.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I am not in a position to give the information desired by my hon. friend. The midwives referred to would not usually be regarded as Poor Law officers. There is no order of the Local Government Board with regard to their appointment.