§ 26. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why he has given a direction that boarders at grammar school should pay 2s. 9d. for their mid-day meal when day boys are only asked to pay 1s.
§ Mr. Denis HowellMy right hon. Friend has given no such direction. Local education authorities have discretion to fix the scale of fees payable by boarders at maintained schools and these fees would normally cover the full cost of boarding.
§ Mr. DigbyAre we to understand, then, that the governors have been misinformed and that the local education authority can deal with this as it wishes?
§ Mr. HowellLocal authorities are completely autonomous in this matter, and if tie governors of this school have been informed otherwise, that is, of course, inaccurate.