HC Deb 19 June 1952 vol 502 c109W
65. Commander Maitland

asked the Minister of Education what steps she is taking to increase efficiency in agricultural education.

Miss Horsbrugh

I should not in general regard it as the proper task of the schools to give specific training in agriculture, but I welcome what is being done in many secondary schools, particularly those in rural areas, to give an agricultural background to the instruction, especially in the teaching of handicraft and science.

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