§ 21. Mr. WATTasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he proposes to introduce a Mental Deficiency Bill for Ireland; and, if not, why this exception is made of that country, in view of the fact, stated by the Royal Commission on the Care and Control of the Feeble-minded, that 66 per cent. of the 25,415 mentally defectives in Ireland, outside of asylums, are in need of immediate provision being made for them, whereas in England and Wales the percentage is 44 and in Scotland 35?
§ Mr. BIRRELLIt would be impossible to introduce a Mental Deficiency Bill for Ireland during the present Session.