§ 24. Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether it is the policy of the Board that local authorities which are local education authorities should still be encouraged as far as possible to use the powers conferred upon them by Section 4 of the Education Act, 1880 (as amended by Section 6 of the Education Act, 1900, and Section 1 of the Education Act, 1899), also the provisions of Section 6 of the Education Act, 1876, also the provisions of Section 7 of the Education Act, 1876 (as amended by Sections 5 and 25 of the Education Act, 1902), also the provisions of Sections 3, 5, and 13 of the Employment of Children Act, 1903, also the provisions of Section 29 of the Education Act, 1876, and of Section 8 of the Employment of Children Act, 1903?
§ Mr. HERBERT LEWISSo far as these matters are within the province of the Board it is certainly their policy to encourage local education authorities to use their powers for the benefit and protection of school children. The Board have indicated the extent to which, in the present exceptional circumstances, they feel justified in acquiescing in exceptional arrangements for the employment of children in agriculture.