HC Deb 23 September 1943 vol 392 cc427-8W
Sir R. Gower

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will arrange for the parents of primary school-children who prefer to provide meals for them at home to receive a cash allowance so that they may receive equal treatment with the parents who take advantage of such facilities for their children?

Mr. Butler

No, Sir. The Education Acts do not permit of such allowances nor is such an arrangement contemplated.

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