§ Mr. SHEPHERDasked the Minister of Health how many statutory committees are now organised in connection with vagrancy and which counties are still unorganised?
§ Mr. GREENWOODEighteen statutory orders have been issued constituting vagrancy committees covering 43 administrative counties and 67 county boroughs. Proposals in more or less advanced stages for five more committees covering 11 administrative counties and 16 county644W boroughs are under consideration. So far as I am aware, the councils of the seven following counties are not at present giving active consideration to proposals for combination: Cambridge, Cornwall, Dorset, Isle of Ely, Hunts, Isle of Wight and Wilts.