§ 33. Mr. Leslieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consider the advisability, in the interests of the health of young children, to provide travelling facilities to school in country districts for a lesser distance than the present limit of three miles.
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. T. Johnston)Education authorities have power to provide travelling facilities to school for children living in outlying parts of their areas. No minimum distance of three miles is prescribed, and if an authority regard a child's home which is less than three miles from a school as being in an outlying part, they may provide travelling facilities for the child to and from school.