HC Deb 27 March 1919 vol 114 cc570-1
10. Mr. SPOOR

asked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that a boy named Connors, aged eleven, and a boy named Morgan, aged fourteen, of Greenane, Tipperary, are under arrest; will he state on what date they were arrested, and on what charge or for what reason; in what prison or place of detention they have been confined; whether any communication as to their whereabouts has been made to their parents or relations; if so, on what date it was first made; whether relations or friends have been permitted to visit the boys; what are the conditions of confinement for this child of eleven and lad of fourteen; and under what statutory or other authority is their imprisonment continued?

Mr. SAMUELS

The boys referred to are not tinder arrest. They are detained in the interests of justice, and are receiving all proper care and attention.

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