§ 54. Mr. Shortasked the Minister of Education what grant is paid from public funds to the Boy Scouts Association; and whether she will withhold such grant in future when a political test is imposed on members of the boy scout movement.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe grant paid by my Department to the headquarters of the Boy Scouts Association in 1953–54 was £5,600. I see no reason at present to withhold grant in future.