Mr. De la Bèreasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether the Board are prepared to consider adopting a more comprehensive range of reference manuals in the elementary and secondary schools throughout the country to enable the pupils to attain a higher standard of efficiency?
Mr. LindsayIt is the Board's policy to leave the choice of books to the discretion of the local education authorities or other authorities responsible for the schools, but the matter is one to which His Majesty's inspectors give considerable attention when visiting schools.