§ 95. Lord NINIAN CRICHTON-STUARTasked the President of the Board of Education whether the Merthyr local education authority are liable for the salaries of the teachers of the Dowlais Roman Catholic school since 1st May, having in view Section 49 of the Report on the case?
Mr. PEASEIf the hon. Member will allow me, I propose to postpone any expression of opinion on this question until I have heard the views of the local education authority.
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTAre the local education authorities to make any communication to the Department?
§ 96. Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTasked the President of the Board of Education whether any further investigation will be held into the Dowlais Roman Catholic school case?
Mr. PEASEThe Board propose to investigate certain charges brought by the managers against the headmistress.
§ 97. Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTasked the President of the Board of Education whether he can state whether official Reports have been made to the Board that the Dowlais Roman Catholic school was efficiently maintained by the Merthyr local education authority, in view of the fact that from 1st May to 8th June eighteen teachers received no salary?
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTWill the right hon. Gentleman say whether an official was sent down to investigate, and was a report made to the Board of Education?
Mr. PEASEYes; there was an official investigation, and a report was made to the Board of Education.
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTCan the right hon. Gentleman not agree to that report?
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTCan the right hon. Gentleman not take the report of Mr. Barker as a correct report of the case?
Mr. PEASEThere is so much conversation going on that I cannot hear accurately what the Noble Lord says.
§ Lord N. CRICHTON-STUARTIn view of the unsatisfactory nature of the right hon. Gentleman's reply, I shall raise this question on the Adjournment as early as possible.
§ Mr. KILBRIDEIn sending the reply to the Noble Lord, will the right hon. Gentleman have it dated 12th July?