§ Mr. Tomlinsonasked the President of the Board of Education which of the authorities concerned have not yet adopted satisfactory schemes for the provision of free meats and milk in schools; and whether the urgency of dealing with this question is being represented to these authorities?
§ Mr. RamsbothamAccording to the latest information in the possession of the Board the following it authorities have not yet adopted schemes for free meals or milk:
- Dorset, Isles of Scilly, Soke of Peterborough, Yorkshire (East Riding), Deal, Falmouth, Kidderminster, Maidstone, Margate, Morecambe, Peterborough.
Provision has moreover been temporarily interrupted owing to war conditions in certain evacuation areas. The replies of local education authorities to Circular 1520, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy, are being examined as rapidly as possible, and where their proposals are not satisfactory authorities are being pressed to introduce the necessary improvements as a matter of urgency.