§ Mr. KIRKWOODasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the copy sent to him of a resolution by the joint meeting of execu- 1522W tives of the National Union of Teachers and of the Educational Institute of Scotland, which, while welcoming Circulars 1445 and 98 on physical education as indicating the desire of the Government to safeguard the physical condition of school children, calls upon the Government also to introduce measures designed to secure for all schoolchildren not less than the minimum standard of nourishment laid down in the report of the British Medical Association or in the survey report of Sir John Orr; and whether he will see that the children of Scotland are not only guaranteed a good education but, what is more important, also adequately fed?
Mr. WEDDERBURNThe whole question of the physical condition of young persons is under the consideration of the Government, but my right hon. Friend is not in a position at present to make any statement.