§ 14. Mr. Chetwyndasked the Minister of Education how many local education authorities have submitted proposals for abolishing or modifying schemes of divisional administration in accordance with Circular 210.
§ Mr. TomlinsonFive, Sir.
§ Mr. ChetwyndWill my right hon. Friend give the names of those authorities, and make it quite clear that it is not his intention to abolish the divisional executives?
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe counties concerned are Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. I would point out, that I included in the circular a note saying that any economies must be consistent with the purposes which the divisional administration were designed to serve. There is no question of abolishing divisional executives under these powers.