§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Minister of Health whether he has received a petition signed by many doctors and eugenists, asking for the sterilization of criminals and mental defectives; and whether the Government intend to take any sort of action in the matter?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI have received a resolution urging that an inquiry should be held into the best method of dealing with mental deficiency, including a special inquiry into the possibility and advisability of legalising sterilization under proper safeguards and in certain2028W cases. I am not yet in a position to indicate the intentions of the Government in the matter.