§ 42. Mr. POTTSasked the President of the Board of Education on what grounds he cannot recognise expenditure on the part of the Barnsley local education authority in respect of unemployed juveniles attending the authority's school camp during two weeks in 1935?
Mr. STANLEYThe hon. Member is misinformed. The Board's recognition of the expenditure in question for the purposes of their grant was given in a letter to the Barnsley local education authority on the 15th of this month.
§ Mr. POTTSIs not education in a school camp—not a holiday camp of this nature—in the best interests of unemployed juveniles?
Mr. STANLEYI have no doubt that it is in the best interests of the people who are doing training, and that is the reason why a grant is given.
§ schools, to which the Board called attention in Circular No. 1444, has already proceeded; the number of senior schools already provided; and the number of schemes not yet completed?
Mr. STANLEYAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I am not in a position to answer the last part of the question, but I can assure my hon. Friend that substantial progress is being made.
§ Mr. PALINGIs it not a fact that the Barnsley local education authority approached the Minister, and complained, and am I to understand from the right hon. Gentleman's answer that the cause of the complaint no longer exists?
Mr. STANLEYAs far as I know there has been no complaint from the Barnsley education authority to the Board of Education.