§ 103. Mr. Kingasked the Minister of Education whether she is aware that some local education authorities are unwilling to make grants to pupils attending the Slade School of Art and other such institutions with an international reputation, upon the grounds that they are not within their geographical frontiers; and whether she will take steps to prevent grants being limited in this way.
§ Miss WilkinsonI am aware that a very few local education authorities have shown a tendency to restrict their awards to students taking courses at local institutions. My Department has urged local authorities to give scholarships for courses at technical commercial and art colleges, and colleges of music. It is not my intention that these awards should be confined to local institutions, and generally they are not. If candidates are clearly qualified to benefit from a course at the Slade School of Fine Art or at another institution of comparable standing, I hope that they will be enabled to go there. Expenditure incurred by authorities for this purpose is recognised for grant by my Department.