§ 56. Mr. PALINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether he has issued any instructions which have caused the East Suffolk education authority to abandon the provision of orthopædic treatment for children?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe authority have not informed me that they do not propose to proceed with their scheme for orthopædic treatment, but I understand that they decided, in making the revised estimates which I asked them to submit, not to include provision for this scheme during the coming year.
§ Mr. PALINGCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether the issue of Memorandum 44 had anything to do with this decision.
§ Mr. R. MORRISONMay I ask whether the right hon. Gentleman is going to make any representations to local authorities?
§ Lord E. PERCYI particularly asked the authorities to take these proposals into consideration in connection with their programme, and this, I believe, the authorities are doing.