§ 11. Mr. Anstruther-Grayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions it is anticipated that the attendance at the Glasgow Exhibition will be such as to warrant an increase in the maximum number of 22 officers available for duty at any one time; and whether he can give an assurance that officers will not be withdrawn for this purpose from other parts of the city, in view of the fact that both the chief constable of Glasgow and the police committee are of opinion that the city is already under-policed?
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Elliot)It is not possible to make the forecast referred to by my hon. Friend in the first part of the question; and, as regards the second part, I am not in a position to give him the assurance desired.
§ 13. Mr. Erskine Hillasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will arrange with the Exhibition authorities to give special facilities to school children in Scotland to enable as many as possible to visit the Exhibition; and whether, with that object in view, special holidays can be given?
§ Mr. ElliotA circular on this matter was sent to education authorities and other managers of schools on 29th March, 1938, and I am sending my hon. and learned Friend a copy. I have also written a personal letter to the Convener of the Administrative Committee of the Exhibition inviting the sympathy and co-operation of the Exhibition authorities. I understand from him that everything 907 possible is being done to facilitate the attendance of school children, and that, among other arrangements, certain schools are being made available by Glasgow Education Authority, so far as circumstances permit, for the accommodation of children coming from a distance.