§ Sir W. Jenkinsasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the Paper Controller has intimated to the contractor of the education authorities that only 30 per cent. of prewar supplies of stationery and other goods of which paper formed a basis is to be supplied; that the Federation of Education Authorities for Wales registered a protest at so heavy a cut for educational purposes, which must seriously impede the work of the schools and the education of the pupils; and will he take steps to prevent such action?
§ Mr. ButlerI am aware that the unavoidable limitations of supplies is causing some embarrassment to local education authorities as to other users of paper. Stocks in hand at the outbreak of war have helped to ease authorities' difficultes and I have no general evidence that the work of the schools has up to the present been seriously impeded by the present restrictions, but I am watching the situation.