HC Deb 25 November 1908 vol 197 cc398-9
MR. ASHLEY (Lancashire, Blackpool)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education, whether the phrase, "He will," with reference to a school medical officer, occurring seven times in paragraph 7 (a) of the Board of Education Circular, 596, is intended as an expression of opinion or is used in a mandatory sense; and, if the latter, by what authority the Board of Education gives direction to the employees of local education authorities.

THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Mr. TREVELYAN,) Yorkshire, W.R., Elland

The words "He will" are obviously used in the paragraph referred to in an advisory, and I hope I may say a prophetic sense. I cannot imagine any local education authority would take exception to the expression, and as a matter of fact no local education authority has offered the slightest objection to the wording or contents of the paragraph.

MR. ASHLEY

Has the hon. Gentleman received a communication from local authorities to the effect that there are strong objections to the wording of the paragraph?

MR. TREVELYAN

was understood to say he was not so informed.