§ 28. Mr. MONTAGUEasked the Home Secretary how many factories and workshops now in use were in use prior to the passage of the Factory Act, 1901; and how many have come into use since the passage of that Act?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI regret that this information is not available.
§ 31. Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Home Secretary whether he is in a position to make any statement with regard to the introduction of the Factory and Workshop Consolidation Bill foreshadowed by the Prime Minister?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave yesterday to the question asked on this subject by the Noble Lord the Member for South Nottingham (Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck).
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that both inside this House and out of it the new Bill is always referred to as the Factories Bill? Will he say whether it is not a Factories and Workshops Bill? Is it not intended to refer to workshops as well as factories?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSOh, yes, one of the Clauses is for bringing all workshops into the category of factories.
§ Captain WEDGWOOD BENNIs the Bill correctly described as a consolidating Bill, or will it contain new enactments?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am not responsible for the Title of the Bill. The Bill will undoubtedly be a considerable advance on the existing law, in consolidating the old law, and will show an advance as regards amendments of the law.