§ Mr. Woodburnasked the Minister of Education whether he will arrange with the television and broadcasting agencies for the supply of tape recordings of suitable lessons for use in closed circuits within schools; and what study is being made of the potentialities of this as an aid to teaching.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe schools are already making a great deal of use of direct sound and television broadcasts among other teaching aids. I am not aware of any demand to add to these the tape recordings mentioned by the right hop. Member, which I understand would—in the case of television at any rate— involve considerable technical difficulties.