§ Sir C. OMANasked the Minister of Health whether in any union there is a casual ward without any heating arrangements, the names and counties of such unions, in each case what steps the Ministry or its inspectors have taken to induce the guardians to provide heating, and what he proposes to do now to compel them to make such provision?
§ Sir K. WOODThere are eight casual wards in England and Wales which, according to my right hon. Friend's information, at present have no heating arrangements. He is informed that in some of these cases arrangements are in hand to make good the deficiency, while in others the matter is receiving the con-
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DEVONPORT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE.—Number of Persons on the Registers at the beginning of each week in the months of July and August, 1926. Date. Numbers of Persons on the Registers. Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total. 5th July, 1926 … … 1,141 107 135 86 1,742 12th July, 1926 … … 1,385 104 122 81 1,692 19th July, 1926 … … 1,361 103 107 82 1,653 26th July, 1926 … … 1,394 104 119 77 1,694 2nd August, 1926 … … 1,419 106 133 70 1,728 9th August, 1926 … … 1,397 106 126 75 1,704 16th August, 1926 … … 1,413 100 119 77 1,709 23rd August, 1926 … … 1,399 105 119 88 1,711 30th August, 1926 … … 1,394 109 125 96 1,724 sideration of the guardians, and in the circumstances I trust that my hon. Friend will not press for the names of the unions. My right hon. Friend would not hesitate to exercise his powers to secure the proper heating of casual wards if such a course became necessary.