§ 74. Mr. FORESTIER WALKERasked the Home Secretary if he is aware that the Committee appointed by the Home Office has made a recommendation of an increase in the salaries of the officials of reformatories; if so, whether any provisions for increase of Treasury and local authority grants have been made; and whether he is aware that unless such provisions are made that there are no local funds available to carry out the recommendations of the Committee?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe answer to all three parts of the question is in the affirmative. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for West Houghton on the 28th October, in which I stated that the scheme which the Committee proposes involved a complete review of the financial arrangements by which these schools are supported, and that the whole subject was receiving the immediate consideration of the Treasury 229 and the Home Office. The new financial arrangements are now completed, and I hope to communicate them in a few days to the local authorities and the managers of the schools.