§ 2. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Education whether, in view of the great shortage of nurses, cooks and home-helps, he will arrange for such training for girls in schools from 14 to 15 years of age, many of whom are at present receiving little further instruction than that obtained before they reached the age of 14 years.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI do not prescribe the details of the curriculum. The general objective is to provide a good all round secondary education, and most girls of secondary school age receive instruction in housecraft. I should, however, deprecate any suggestion that the last year at school should be devoted to specific vocational training; nor do I accept the implication in the last part of the Question.