§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the School Board for the parish of Stornoway have been communicated with as to the desirability of providing some kind of shelter in the playground of Aird School as a protection during severe weather for the children who attend the school; and, seeing that His Majesty's Inspector has recommended shelters for Highland schools, will the Education Department take some action in the matter.
MR. A. GRAHAM MURRAYI can add little to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member on 3rd November.† His Majesty's Inspector is quite alive to the matter in question, and he will consider it with the School Board. But he believes that the advantages of such sheds may not be commensurate with the cost, and that in some cases it is better to give access to the schoolrooms in case of boisterous weather during play hours.