§ Mrs. Ganleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the concern expressed by bodies associated with young people at the sale of contraceptives in slot machines outside shops; that borough councils have no powers to control this practice; and how many boroughs have applied to him for such powers.
§ Mr. EdeI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Denbigh (Sir H. Morris-Jones) and other hon. Members on 20th October. The model by-law was circulated to all county and borough councils on 22nd October. The statute requires that a by-law made by a local authority shall be open to public inspection and advertised for at least a month before application is made to me for confirmation, and it is too early to say how many councils will decide to adopt the by-law.