HC Deb 10 February 1927 vol 202 c304W
Miss LAWRENCE

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

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The figures for 1926 are not yet available. The number of boys under 18 recruited for the Army from industrial schools during 1925 was 84, including 61 sent to Army bands.