HC Deb 05 February 1908 vol 183 c862
MR. REES

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he proposes to introduce legislation dealing with the increasing number of vagrants who deliberately decline to work and are not proper subjects for support at the public expense.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. JOHN BURNS,) Battersea

The subject is receiving the attention of the Government, but I cannot promise that they will propose legislation with regard to it during the present session.