HC Deb 07 March 1923 vol 161 c499
96. Mr. W. A. JENKINS

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, as representing the Ministry of Health, whether, in view of the opinion of the medical fraternity in favour of vaccination, he will take steps to amend the Vaccination Act so that the power of parent or other person having the custody of a child to make a statutory declaration of conscientious objection to vaccination, as embodied in Section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907, shall he abolished?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for the Withington Division on this subject on the 6th December last. It is not proposed to introduce legislation for the Amendment of thee. Vaccination Acts during the present Session.