§ 18. Mr. R. MORRISONasked the President of the Board of Education whether he has now decided to publish the Report of the Departmental Committee upon Mental Deficiency; and when it will be available?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Lord Eustace Percy)I am arranging for the publication of the first section of the Report, which will include all the Committee's findings and recommendations on matters falling within the scope of my Department and the local education authorities, together with the report of a survey of the incidence of mental deficiency in certain typical areas which was carried out for the Committee by one of the medical officers of the Board of Control. These documents are not yet in print, and in view of their length I am afraid that they will not be available before Easter. I should like to take this opportunity of thanking the Committee for a most valuable Report, which I believe will be of the greatest assistance to all those interested in the education of mentally deficient children.
§ Mr. MORRISONI take it that the Report will be available for those interested in the matter somewhere about Easter?
§ Lord E. PERCYI cannot undertake to say that it will be physically possible to get the Report through by a particular date. It cannot be got through before Easter, but I hope it will be got through not long afterwards.
§ Mr. CRAWFURDIs there any truth in the rumour that the Government propose to suppress this Report until after the General Election?
§ Lord E. PERCYClearly, from what I have said, there can be no truth in it.