§ MR. HENRY J. WILSON (York, W.R., Holmfirth)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether the parents of nearly 900 children have made application to the Education Department for free places in Southport schools; whether he is aware that some parents who applied to the local school managers had questions put to them as to their financial position, and their ability to pay fees; and that this has deterred others from making similar applications; and, whether he will take prompt measures to secure for the people of Southport their right to free places for their children?
§ SIR J. GORSTI regret that the Committee of Council have not had time to pick out the particular correspondence, but I can assure the hon. Member that in all cases the Committee of Council will take prompt measures to secure to parents the right to free places.