§ 19. Mr. Whiteleyasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that, under the scheme for the transference of young girls from Durham to factory work in Southend, girls of 15 years of age, after paying their expenses, have only 4s. a week and those over 16 only 5s. a week left for clothing, etc., and whether this scheme has been approved by his Department and by any authority in Durham?
§ Mr. E. BrownWith the approval of the Ministry of Labour and the Durham Education Authority a number of girls have been transferred from Durham to factory employment in Southend in accordance with the conditions of the official juvenile transference scheme, particulars of which I am sending the hon. Member.
§ Mr. WhiteleyAre we to understand from that reply that the Ministry of Labour is quite content to allow such a system to go on?
§ Mr. BrownPerhaps the hon. Member will read the full particulars, and not the selected facts in the question, and will note what I pointed out in my answer, namely, that this scheme not merely has the approval of the Ministry of Labour but of the Durham Education Authority.