§ 53. Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the President of the Board of Education whether he proposes to bring forward legislation amending the Education Act so as to permit parents to exercise a limited discretion as to the public elementary schools which their children shall attend?
§ Mr. MORGAN JONESNo, Sir. Parents often have a considerable discretion in their choice of school, though this naturally depends on local circum-stances, and the parents' discretion could not, my right hon. Friend thinks, be extended without unduly restricting the powers of the local education authorities.