§ 121. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for War to what extent lectures and educational courses on civics and social questions are now taking place in B.A.O.R. and other commands; and whether this type of education is compulsory.
§ Mr. LawsonEducation in civics and social questions is given in B.A.O.R. and other commands by means of discussions on current affairs, including social questions; instruction in citizenship; lectures by civilian lecturers, including lecturers sent on short tours of overseas commands; classes in history, geography, economics, home and health and other social subjects; correspondence courses; short courses, including courses for discussion group leaders and instructors in citizenship; residential courses of a month's duration in social subjects at formation colleges; the Forces educational broadcasts, films, exhibitions, and dramatisations of current affairs; organised visits to places of civic and social interest; information rooms, which include material on civic and social questions.
It is laid down that one hour a week during training or working time will be devoted to discussions on current affairs and one hour a week to instruction in citizenship, but this is often not possible in units having heavy operational or other military commitments.