HC Deb 19 December 1935 vol 307 c1965W
Mr. HOLLAND

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will give the number of elementary schools in Derbyshire not taking a supply of milk during the month of November last, also the number of children attending such schools?

Mr. STANLEY

The board's statistics in this matter relate to the several departments of the schools and not to the schools as a whole. Figures are not available for the month of November, but on the 1st October last 76 out of 474 public elementary school departments maintained by the Derbyshire County Council had made no arrangements for the supply of milk. The number of children on the registers of these departments was 6,462.

Mr. HOLLAND

asked the President of the Board of Education whether figures can be supplied of the number of children throughout the county of Derby who were detained from school more than one day during the months of October and November of this year owing to insufficient footwear; and how many children, if any, have received an allowance in cash or kind for the provision of footwear?

Mr. STANLEY

I regret that I have no information on the subject of the hon. Member's question.