40. Mr. David Adamsasked the President of the Board of Education what proportions of the children of Northumberland and Durham, respectively, are now receiving from education authorities milk and school meals, medical inspection and treatment, and whole-time education, respectively?
§ Mr. LindsayIn the administrative county of Northumberland 6.4 per cent. of the public elementary school-children are receiving free milk, but there is practically no provision of free solid meals. All the children receive medical inspection and, where necessary, treatment, and about 76 per cent. are receiving full-time education. In the administrative county of Durham, 26.8 per cent. of the children receive free milk and 0.17 per cent. free meals. All the children receive medical inspection and, where necessary, treatment, and about 93 per cent. are receiving whole-time education.
§ Mr. LindsayThey are being rapidly restored.