§ 32. Mr. HOLMESasked the Secretary for Scotland if, in view of the scarcity of male teachers in Scotland which had become serious before the War and is now, owing to the demands of the military authorities, a grave menace to the instruction and discipline of the rising generation, he will, in the national interest, take steps to prevent any further depletion of the effective strength of the scholastic profession in Scotland?
§ The SECRETARY for SCOTLAND (Mr. Munro)I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave on the 20th ultimo to the hon. Member for East Edinburgh.
§ 33. Mr. HOLMESasked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in view of the fact that the Scottish Education Department, the universities, the Educational Institute for Scotland. and various secondary education committees all hold public examinations under more or less conflicting regula- 743 tions and methods, he will reconsider his decision not to establish a central examination board or council for the purpose of coordinating the various examinations conducted by these bodies so as to secure equality of standard and unity of aim?
§ Mr. MUNROI am not prepared at present to add anything to the answer which I gave my hon. Friend on the 21st ultimo.