§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the President of the Local Government Board if his attention had been called to the suicide of a lad named William Lawman, aged seventeen, at Little Addington, in Northamptonshire, and the evidence given at the inquest, in which it was stated that the boy had been sent to work for a farmer with no agreement as to money wages, and that no provision appeared to have been made by the board of guardians for the care of the lad after leaving their charge; and whether he would inquire if it is the usual practice of this board of guardians to send lads to work for farmers under similar conditions, and if no steps are taken to see that the lads are properly cared for and brought up?
The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Bums)I have seen a report of the inquest and am making inquiries into the matter.