§ Mr. W. T. WILSONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether in connection with the outbreak of measles at the Royal Naval Colleges of Dartmouth and Osborne, he can state if efficient precautions are taken in the making of the uniforms of the naval cadets to prevent the possibility of such outbreaks emanating from that source; whether he is aware that the uniforms of the cadets at the Royal Military Academy are made in Government workships under strict sanitary conditions; and whether he will inquire as to whether similar precautions are or can be taken in the making of the uniforms of the naval cadets?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe Admiralty have no reason to suppose that the firms who are employed by the parents of naval cadets to make uniforms do not take proper precautions for the protection of their customers, or that infectious disease has ever been introduced into the colleges in the manner suggested.
§ Mr. W. T. WILSONWill the right hon. Gentleman make inquiry into the matter?
§ Mr. McKENNAI shall be pleased if the hon. Member will speak to me privately on the subject, but I can assure him that there is no danger of the disease having been introduced as suggested.