67. Colonel NEWMANasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that certain schoolmasters paid by the education authority are avowed rebels, and are disseminating Socialist and Bolshevist propaganda; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take in order to safeguard the children taught by such masters, and also to secure that the ratepayers' and taxpayers' money paid for education purposes is not misapplied?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Lewis)The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, but if the hon. Member will give me particulars of the cases to which he refers, I will make, inquiry.