§ 29. Major Yorkasked the Minister of Health whether he will give an undertaking that in future when his Ministry decides to move evacuated schools from the North of England to the South, his officers will take the advice of his local advisers as to the advisability of the move; that the decisions to move are not made mainly on financial considerations and that transport facilities are properly organised.
§ The Minister of Health (Mr. Willink)My hon. and gallant Friend may rest assured that no residential school would be brought back to its permanent premises unless my advisers, both in the reception area and in the former evacuation 388 area, were satisfied that the move could take place without risk to the health and welfare of the children. I am writing to my hon. and gallant Friend on the particular case he has brought to my notice.
§ Major YorkWill my right hon. and learned Friend make sure that in any future case financial considerations will not be the predominant motive?
§ Mr. WillinkCertainly.