78. Major M. WOODasked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health whether there are any education authorities in Scotland who have not carried out their obligations under Section 6 (1) (a) of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918, to provide free secondary schools; and, if so, whether he will give the names of the authorities concerned?
§ Captain ELLIOTI would refer the hon. Member to the third paragraph of the Department's Circular No. 20, issued on 13th January, 1920, a copy of which I am sending him. So far the Department have not found it necessary to call upon any Authority in terms of the first sentence of the third paragraph thereof. If, however, the hon. Member has in his mind any case in which such action seems to 232 him desirable, my Noble Friend will be glad to look into the matter, if the necessary information is furnished him.
Major WOODCannot I have an explicit answer to a very straight question? Have any authorities not carried out the law laid down in the Statute?
§ Captain ELLIOTNo authority has defaulted so as to make it necessary for the Department to take action in the matter.
Mr. NICHOLIs it not the case that in Glasgow proposals have been put forward to charge fees in many secondary schools which were free up to the present year?
§ Captain ELLIOTI must ask for notice.