§ Captain ERSKINE-BOLSTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether any countries have adopted compulsory powers for the teaching of swimming to school children; and whether, in any case, he will consider the desirability of introducing such legislation in Great Britain?
§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMSo far as my Noble Friend is aware, no country pre- 1151W scribes swimming as a compulsory subject of instruction in all its schools. As regards the second part of the question, the answer is in the negative.