§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education whether she is aware that in some areas the local education authorities have proposed a scheme which does not allow the full provision of holidays permitted to secondary schools by statutory regulations hitherto in force; and whether she will circularise local authorities on the desirability of maintaining the statutory provision of holidays.
§ Miss WilkinsonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on this subject on 22nd August last. On my present information, I do not consider that action by my department is called for. I understand that an interim report drawn up by the Association of Education Committees in consultation with the National Union of Teachers and the Joint Four Secondary Association will shortly be published, and I hope that this will assist authorities in considering the problem.