§ 33. Mr. T. Smithasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the names of the local authorities which have established, or are proposing 1442 to establish, holiday camps and camping sites, respectively; and state in each case the capital cost and amount of Exchequer grant and the accommodation and charges made?
Mr. LindsayOnly four proposals of the kind mentioned by the hon. Member have been made to the National Fitness Council. Two of these schemes are still under consideration. Of the other two, one, an application from Cheshire County Council for a grant towards the cost of providing and equipping a camp, has been rejected, as the camp was intended mainly for school children. The other is an application from the Rochdale County Borough Council for a grant towards the cost of a hut and lavatory accommodation for campers on a site already in the possession of the council. Towards this scheme the Board have made a grant of £50