§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the President of the Board of Education if he will consider recommending to the different local authorities in urban districts the desirability of opening school playgrounds to children during the coming summer holidays, in view of the increased motor traffic in the streets?
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§ Mr. LEES-SMITHIn many areas, including London, arrangements are made to keep the school playgrounds open when the schools are not in session. Expenditure incurred on such arrangements ranks for grant from the Board, and it will hardly be necessary for me to assure the hon. Member that any such schemes for providing children with better opportunities for play have my cordial sympathy.