§ Mr. Hutchinsonasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that girls under 18 years of age, employed by manufacturers of surgical goods, are engaged in handling and packing contraceptives; and whether, in view of the undesirable nature of such employment for young girls, he will arrange with the Board of Education, or with other authorities concerned, that firms engaged in manufacturing surgical requisites should not be permitted to engage young girls through the employment exchanges or the juvenile employment bureaux.
§ Mr. BevinEmployment exchanges and juvenile employment bureaux do not submit girls under 18 for vacancies of the kind referred to.