HC Deb 13 December 1927 vol 211 c2088
47. Mr. AMMON

asked the Prime Minister whether, seeing that sanction has been given to legislation for indenturing native children in Rhodesia under the age of 14 years, he will consider whether it would be possible for His Majesty's Government to consult the Rhodesian Government upon the advisability of amending the legislation in order to introduce a downward limit of five or seven years below which children could be exempt from whipping or, alternatively, from the whole of the provisions of the indenture legislation?

Major Sir GEORGE HENNESSY (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household)

I have been asked to reply to this question. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by the Prime Minister yesterday to the hon. Member for Shoreditch (Mr. Thurtle) on this subject.