§ 3. Mr. LEES-SMITHasked the Undersecretary of State for War whether any of the societies dealing with venereal disease were consulted before the enactment of the new Regulation 40 d, under the Defence of the Realm Acts, dealing with women suffering from venereal disease?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI am informed that it was considered unnecessary to do this, for the reasons stated in my reply on Tuesday last to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHDid the War Office take into consideration the fact that the Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases— the recent one— reported against every 831 Regulation of this kind on the ground that it did nothing to diminish venereal disease?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThat was not the question which ray hon. Friend asked. As I stated to him on Tuesday last, the attitude of these societies was very well known to the War Cabinet, because they announced their attitude on the Criminal Law Amendment Bill.,