§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education if he will circularise the local education authorities and the governors of maintained grammar schools to the effect that the Ministry has no objections to three of the 10 days' holiday allowed, beyond the main 12 weeks, being used on Mondays at the beginnings of terms, and that the Ministry advises such authorities always to consult the wishes of grammar school staffs in the matter of the use of the 10 days.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe hon. Member is under a misapprehension. The occasional holidays which, as I indicated in my answer of 28th April, may be granted in term time are intended to be breaks in the term.