§ Mr. Edeasked the President of the Board of Education which are the local education authorities which, up to date, have submitted no schemes for the reorganisation of elementary education in their areas; and will he state the steps he is taking to secure that reorganisation in those areas shall be complete by 1st September, 1939?
Mr. StanleyThe Isles of Scilly and the urban district of Barry are the only authorities which have no schools, other than infants' departments, organised on the lines recommended in the Hadow Report and are not known to have reorganisation in progress or under consideration. The Scilly Isles present special difficulties, but proposals are in hand for the provision of practical instruction. His Majesty's Inspector has the problem of reorganisation in Barry under consideration with a view to advising the authority in the matter. It should not be inferred that all other local education authorities have up to the present prepared schemes which will secure the completion of reorganisation in their areas by 1st September, 1939, but I am satisfied that good progress is being made.