§ Mr. JENKINSasked the President of the Board of Education whether the policy set forth in Circular 1358, dated 31st March last, whereby local education authorities were urged to undertake new schemes of educational development, has been definitely abandoned by the Board of Education; and, if not, will he state how such policy can now be pursued by local education authorities if the proposals contained in Circular 1371 are approved by Parliament, particularly in view of the heavy burden of the Education Rate in the areas of so many of the most progressive authorities?
§ Lord E. PERCYI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by me on 3rd December to the right hon. Member for Newcastle Central (Mr. Trevelyan) and the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr. Cove), a copy of which I am sending him.