§ 2. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Education what representations he has made to local education authorities which insist on a knowledge of Welsh being compulsory for entrance to a secondary grammar school; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI have made no representations on this matter to Welsh authorities, of whom five, I understand, require some questions in the Welsh language to be attempted, but I am keeping their arrangements for conducting this important examination under observation. It seems to me that this is a matter which the Welsh authorities themselves might well consider through the Welsh Joint Education Committee.
§ Mr. ThomasWill the Minister bear in mind that, where the child comes from a home where the mother is English speaking, it is a great injustice to deprive the child of secondary grammar education because it is not fluent in the Welsh tongue?
§ Mr. Emrys RobertsWill the Minister also bear in mind that this matter should be left for the Welsh education authorities themselves to decide?
§ Mr. ThomasIs the Minister aware that any matter of injustice is a matter for this House?