HC Deb 02 June 1927 vol 207 c560W
Mr. THURTLE

asked the Home Secretary the number of boys under 18 recruited for the Army from industrial schools during the year 1926?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The number of boys under 18 recruited direct for the Army from industrial schools during the year 1926 was 71. During the same period 20 boys from industrial schools were placed in the Navy and one in the Royal Air Force.