HC Deb 07 March 1918 vol 103 c2132
40. Mr. ARNOLD WARD

asked the President of the Board of Education in how many localities have special schools been provided by local authorities for physically defective children; whether the system has been found to be satisfactory in practice in the places where it has been adopted; and whether he will consider the question of extending the application of this method?

Mr. FISHER

Twenty-five local education authorities have provided special schools for physically defective children. The system has been found satisfactory where adopted, and is certainly capable of useful extension in suitable areas.