§ 26. Mr. Liptonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education whether he will set up a committee to investigate the costs to parents of keeping children at school till 18 years of age, especially with regard to school uniforms.
§ Sir E. BoyleThese matters have been included in the investigations recently completed by the Working Party on Educational Maintenance Allowances, which was appointed last year. My noble Friend intends to publish this report shortly.
§ Mr. LiptonIs the Minister aware of the innumerable cases of exorbitant demands made on the parents of school children? What is being done about the case I sent recently to his predecessor regarding the Archbishop Tenison School, at Lambeth, where boys entering that school have to pay £6 for a blazer?
§ Sir E. BoyleI would rather not comment on a particular case, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman that my noble Friend is aware that a number of education authorities who wish to revise their present arrangements are awaiting this report with great interest.