§ 87. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked whether the Home Secretary has made inquiries into the treatment of boys in the House Boys Brigade at Westminster; and what is the result of the inquiries?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am informed by the London County Council that there has been some contravention of the by-laws under the Employment of Children Act, 1903, and under the Elementary Education Acts at the institutions mentioned. They have called the attention of the authorities of the institutions to both these matters, and have arranged that any inmates under fourteen years of age shall attend public elementary schools. I am making further inquiry on one or two other points, but in the meantime I think it right to say that the Report of the Inspection of Homes Association shows the boys in the institutions are happy, and the tone excellent.