§ 26. Mr. VIANTasked the President of the Board of Education whether he has considered the representations from a number of education authorities expressing the view that the compulsory age for the entry of children to special schools for the deaf should be altered from seven years to five years of age; and is he prepared to adopt this proposal?
Mr. STANLEYI have received representations on this subject from a number of local education authorities. As stated in my answer of 21st May last to the hon. Member for Neath (Sir W. Jenkins), I am prepared to consider the introduction of legislation for this purpose if I am assured that such legislation would be entirely uncontroversial and would have the full support of the local education authorities and of the organised bodies concerned.