§ Sir P. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the delay in adjusting milk prices is having a deterrent effect upon the production programme
678WThe number of children and young persons under the supervision of these officers was:
- On 31st December, 1939–1,530.*
- On 31st December, 1940–1,428.*
- On 31st December, 1941–1,631.
- On 31st December, 1942–1,723.
- On 30th September, 1943–1,947.
* Approximate.
Mr. Astorasked the Home Secretary the number of boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 14 brought before the courts in the Metropolitan police area in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943?
Mr. MorrisonThe exact figures for which my hon. Friend asks are not available, but the numbers of juveniles aged 11 to 14 years of age inclusive, arrested or summoned for indictable offences in the Metropolitan Police District in die years 1939 to 1942 and in the first nine months of 1943, were as follow:
1939 2,986 1940 2,518 1941 2,642 1942 2,905 1943 (January to September) 2,633