§ Mr. PILCHERasked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been drawn to the privileged position accorded to the mother who, under the provisions of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1925, can now apply to a Court of summary jurisdiction for a ruling regarding the custody of her children, while her husband retains only his original power of application to the High Court; and whether he proposes to bring about an approximation between the rights of the two parents
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. I have seen reports raising suggestions as to the effect of the Act, but it is too early as yet to come to any decision as to the effect of this Act upon the rights of parents.