§ 24. Sir FRANK SANDERSONasked the Home Secretary if he will inquire into the case of George Samuel Woodward, aged 12½ years, who, on the 13th January, 1933, was charged at Ealing Police Court with breaking into a shop, and was sentenced to 3½ years at Stanhope Industrial School, Ashford; and whether, seeing that the boy's parents were unable to defend him in court, and that this was his first offence, he will consider remitting or reducing the sentence passed upon the boy and releasing his father from the obligation to contribute four shillings a week towards his maintenance at the industrial school?
§ Sir. J. GILMOURI am making inquiry into this case and will communicate with my hon. Friend in due course.
§ Mr. HOLFORD KNIGHTMay I ask my right hon. Friend whether the Department has called the attention of lay magistrates to the new statutory facilities for giving assistance to poor prisoners in police courts?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI should like notice of that question.