§ 41. Mr. BROADasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the protest made by the Essex vagrancy committee against the lack of provision in the Local Government Bill for making the vagrancy question a national charge; whether he has received any further protests on this point; and what action he is prepared to take, if any?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe reply to the first two parts of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the third wart the Essex Committee desired that failing a national charge power should be taken to compel all unions within the area of a vagrancy authority to come into its scheme and this can be secured under Clause 3 of the Bill.