§ 10. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the cruelty involved so far as animals and birds are concerned and the frequent accidents to children, he will now consider taking steps to render the use of catapults illegal in this country.
§ Mr. EdeI do not think it would be practicable to single out for prohibition this particular method of discharging missiles.
§ Mr. George ThomasWill my right hon. Friend take steps to see that all -children at all times behave with the dignity and decorum of my hon. Friend the Member for Newport (Mr. Peter Freeman)?
§ Mr. EdeI have often wondered, in considering the hon. Member's Questions, how he did behave when he was a boy.