§ 62. Mr. ALFRED SMITH (for Dr. PHILLIPS)asked the President of the Board of Education whether he has yet received from the local education authority of Sunderland their programme for the next three years; and whether he is satisfied that sufficient provision has been made for the children under five?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI have received the programme of the Sunderland Local Education Authority. [HON. MEMBERS: "Speak up!"] It make no special provision for children under five, having been drawn up before the authority received the circular on this subject which was issued by the Minister of Health and myself last December.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENSpeak up, we cannot hear.
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI have, therefore, asked the Authority to inform me what action they propose to take in the matter.
§ Mr. PYBUSOn a point of Order. May I ask for your protection, Mr. Speaker? On account of the noise behind, it is impossible to hear what is being said.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENMay I ask a supplementary question—[interruption].
§ Mr. SPEAKERI thought that the hon. and learned Member said that he could not hear the answer.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENBut may I ask a supplementary question to the original question?
§ Mr. SPEAKERSupplementary questions are only asked in order to elucidate the answer.
§ Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEMay I ask, for the benefit of those Members who did not hear the reply, for the reply to be repeated?