Mr. EDMUND HARVEYasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the by-laws on the employment of 501W children proposed by the Halifax Borough Council have yet been confirmed; and whether any communication has been sent by the Home Office to the Halifax Borough Council dealing with the matter since the inquiry held in May last?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe report of the Commissioner, which had to deal with a considerable body of evidence given at the inquiry, did not reach the Department till the beginning of September. The report has now been communicated to the council with an intimation that the Secretary of State will be prepared to confirm the bylaws in the form suggested by the Commissioner.