§ 49. Mr. Bourne-Artonasked the Minister of Education if he has considered the Second Report of the Commonwealth Immigrants Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChatawayYes. My right hon. Friend welcomes this Report. He proposes to send copies of it to local education authorities with a Circular which will give his views and suggestions for following up some of the recommendations made.
My right hon. Friend endorses the views of the Advisory Council on the importance of preventing schools from becoming immigrant schools. He agrees that this does not rule out the setting up of separate classes for immigrant children where this is the best way of teaching them English. He is particularly glad that the Report records the splendid work being done by teachers to cope with the problems of absorbing immigrant pupils into the schools.