Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what is the total number of schools 858W which now possess film apparatus; and what arrangements exist for the increase of this number during the coming year?
Mr. LindsayAccording to information supplied by the British Film Institute, there are at present 871 film projectors in use in schools. The provision of film apparatus is primarily a matter for the school authorities, but the Board are prepared to pay grant of 50 per cent. on expenditure by local education authorities on such provision.