§ 97. Mr. KINGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he will state what steps are taken to ensure that the conditions laid down on behalf of the Government in connection with boy labour employed in agriculture are being actually observed?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Sir Harry Verney)The Board are taking every step in their power to encourage the employment of all kinds of labour other than child labour, but my Department has no means of enforcing the conditions referred to by my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. KINGAre you observing the conditions laid down by the Prime Minister and the Board of Education?
§ Sir H. VERNEYWe are not employing child labour.