§ 7. Mr. Hollandasked the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to meet the restrictive demand created by the narrowing fields of specialisation in industry and science without sacrificing or endangering the provision of broadly based education.
§ Sir D. EcclesI do not control what is taught in the schools, nor the university and other requirements which influence school curricula, but a good deal of thought is being given to ways of striking a better balance between specialised and non-specialised studies, and Her Majesty's Inspectors are playing their part in this.
§ Mr. HollandI thank my right hon. Friend for that very helpful reply. Is there not a real danger that the pressure of specialisation in the universities, colleges and schools may well tend to defeat its own object of producing the people we want to keep this country in the forefront of scientific and technological advance?
§ Sir D. EcclesYes, there is too much pressure. The only way to relieve it is to have more university places, which we are now providing.