HC Deb 31 May 1937 vol 324 cc649-50
1. Mr. Day

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the number of complaints and/or prosecutions that have taken place in India under the Child-Marriage Restraint Act, generally known as the Sarda Act, during the two years ended at the last convenient date?

Mr. James Stuart (Lord of the Treasury)

I have been asked to reply. My Noble Friend regrets that the information is not available.

Mr. Day

Will the Minister inquire as to the intentions of the local governments to put the commission's recommendations into effect?

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