asked the Home Secretary whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce legislation limiting the maximum working week for workers under 18 years to 48 hours and making provision that juvenile employment shall generally be prohibited after 6 p.m.?

If the hon. Member is referring to factory industries, the hours of young persons employed in these industries will be dealt with in the Factories Bill, and I am not at present prepared to make any detailed statement on the point.

Can the right hon. Gentleman say anything about those who will not be dealt with in the Factories Bill—those working outside?

I think that in November, during a discussion on a private Member's Bill, I gave an assurance that the cases which my hon. Friend has in mind will be separately dealt with in a Bill apart from the Factories Bill.

Can the right hon. Gentleman give us any idea as to when he will be able to introduce the Factories Bill?

I am not able to say at the present time.