§ 20. Mr. Haymanasked the Minister of Education what arrangements he makes for the education of a child qualified for secondary school education by age, ability and aptitude, whose parent or guardian refuses to sign a school agreement provided for by a local Act of Parliament.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydI have no evidence that children are being deprived of a suitable secondary education because their parents have refused to sign such an agreement.
§ Mr. HaymanWill the Minister issue a special circular to local authorities drawing attention to the point which he made in his report on the Halifax Corporation Bill, that there should be no compulsion on any parent or guardian to enter into such an agreement?
§ Mr. LloydEven if such an agreement were entered into, it would not relieve 581 local authorities of their overall obligation to provide suitable secondary education under the terms of the main Education Act.
§ Mr. HaymanI am grateful for that answer.