§ 52. Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONESasked the President of the Board of Education whether, having regard to the recommendations which are contained in the report of the Departmental Committee 2378 on Education in Rural Wales and the widespread interest taken in the report, he will consider the possibility of publishing a cheap edition of the English and Welsh versions so as to make it available for more general circulation?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe price of this report is governed by the general rule relating to Government publications, and I do not think that an exception in this case would be possible.
§ Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONESIs it not a fact that the actual cost of printing and publishing 2,000 English and 1,000 Welsh versions of this report was£78 10s., or approximately Od. a copy, whereas 3s. a copy has been charged, and is that not a case of profiteering on the part of His Majesty's Government?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI was not aware of those facts.
§ 53. Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONESasked the President of the Board of Education whether he proposes to take such legislative and other action as may be necessary with a view to giving effect to the various proposals contained in the report of the Departmental Committee on Education in Rural Wales?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANMany of the proposals contained in this report are for the consideration, in the first instance, of local education and other authorities in Wales and Monmouthshire. Until these authorities have had time to consider the Committee's recommendations as a whole, I think it undesirable that I should come to any decision on the proposals which would necessitate action on my part.
§ Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONESIs it not essential that some legislative measures should be introduced forthwith if the Education (School Attendance) Bill is to be administered as it should be in the rural counties of Wales?