§ 61. Mr. EDEasked the President of the Board of Education how many schools, other than those in receipt of State and /or rate aid, have expressed their willingness to be inspected by the Board of Education; how many such schools were inspected by the Board during the last year for which statistics are available; and what action, if any, is taken where the result of such inspection reveals hygienic or educational defects in such schools?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI assume that my hon. Friend's question relates to inspection for the purposes of Section 147 of the Education Act. The number of schools which have declared themselves open to inspection by the Board is 207, of which 187 have actually been inspected. During the last 12 months eight such schools were inspected. The Board send 327 to the local education authority copies of the reports made as a result of such inspections; but the Education Act does not give the Board authority to take any action on these reports.
§ Mr. BRACKENWill the right hon. Gentleman say whether he is prepared to fulfil the election pledges made by his party?