Lieut.-Colonel MOOREasked the President of the Board of Education how many secondary schools in Great Britain are without playing fields at the present time; what proportion this number represents of the total; and what action he proposes to take to ensure that every secondary school shall have a playing field available with the least possible delay?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThere is no information available as to the number of secondary schools in England and Wales which have no playing fields. Such schools are required by the board's regulations to make adequate provision578W for organised games, and normally do so either by means of playing fields attached to the school or by securing facilities for games elsewhere.