§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked whether the right hon. Gentleman has completed the inquiry set on foot by his predecessor in office into the working of the public-house clause of the Children Act?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLYes, Sir, I have made inquiry in some of the great towns and selected rural districts as to the working of the Section referred to in the Children Act, and the general opinion expressed is that the Section is working well and with beneficial results to children.