§ 16. Mr. HOAREasked the Secretary for Scotland the number of local authorities to which the Employment of Children Act, 1903, applies in Scotland, the number of these authorities who have put the Act into force, and the number of boys and girls, respectively, who have obtained licences for street trading?
The SECRETARY for SCOTLAND (Mr. McKinnon Wood)The local authorities in Scotland which have power to make by-laws regulating street trading under the Employment of Children Act, 1903, are the town councils of burghs with a population above 7,000 and all county councils. So far by-laws have been made by six town councils out of fifty-four. None of the thirty-three county councils have put the Act into force. I have not information which would enable me to state the number of licences for street trading which have been issued. In addition, 31 school boards out of a total of 954 have made by-laws regulating ages and hours of employment.
§ 17. Mr. HOAREasked how many local authorities have put in force that part of the Scotch Education Act, 1908, which allows them to compel boys and girls to attend continuation schools; and how many boys and girls are at present attending them under compulsion?
Mr. McKINNON WOODBy-laws requiring the attendance of young persons at continuation classes have been confirmed in the case of eighteen school boards. The classes under these boards were attended, during session 1911–12, by 23,323 students, but I have no information as to how many of these were required to attend in terms of the by-laws.