§ MR. WEDGWOODI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the recommendation of the Chief Constable of Liverpool, as to the prevention of children under fourteen from entering public-houses; and whether he will consult with the Board of Education as to the desirability of embodying some provision in the new Licensing Bill.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.I am not aware that the Chief Constable of Liverpool has formulated any such recommendation. It is not contained in the reports which he made to me and which I have laid before Parliament on the question of the frequenting of public-houses by women and children, and he tells me that he has 859 written nothing else on the subject. I am, however, aware that the proposal indicated by my hon. friend has met with considerable support in the country, and I can assure him that the whole question is engaging the earnest attention of the Government with a view, as I stated on Monday, to legislation.