§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were prosecuted for the employment of schoolchildren outside the permitted hours in the Inner London area during each of the past five years.
§ Mr. JohnThe number of persons prosecuted in magistrates' courts in the Inner London area for offences under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Sections 18 to 21, in connection with the employment of children and young persons was nil in 1975 and two in 1976. Information for earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost, and information for 1977 is not yet available.