§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the terms of agreement under which the Italian Government contributes to the cost of teaching Italian to Italian children in Bedford; if he proposes to extend this scheme to all non-English-speaking children in schools; how many such children he estimates there to be; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThis is a private arrangement between the parents and the Italian Government, and there is no question of extending it to all non-English-speaking children in our schools. I have no estimate of the number of such children.