§ 16. Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the fact that three small boys pleaded guilty at Grimsby to a charge of theft; whether it transpired that before being charged they had been taken into custody by the police and detained; whether he is aware that the magistrate held that such procedure was illegal and repugnant to justice, and therefore released the boys; and what action he proposes to take?
§ Mr. PRATT (Lord of the Treasury)My right hon. Friend has not heard of the case. I have now called for a report.
§ Mr. MacVEAGHWill the hon. Gentleman ask the Home Secretary to send a copy of the report to the Chief Secretary and Attorney-General for Ireland, both of whom are breaking the law?