§ 23. Mr. Doddsasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give consideration to introducing legislation to make home workers' schemes illegal unless licensed for the protection of the public.
§ Mr. H. StraussWe shall carefully consider whether legislation on this subject is desirable and practicable.
§ Mr. DoddsI should like to thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for that statement. Will he bear in mind that the fraud squad of Scotland Yard, when making inquiries into home workers' schemes, have been amazed to find hundreds of them in the country, and that to protect the very poor and the old it is essential that consideration should be given to this matter as soon as possible?
§ Mr. StraussI am sure that the hon. Member will realise that the criminal law is not without its resources at present.