§ 96. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Education what steps he proposes to take when local education authorities take advantage of increased grants to students, by his Department to withdraw completely their own grants, leaving the students poorer financially than they were under the old rate of grant.
§ Mr. TomlinsonIt has already been made clear in Administrative Memorandum No. 191, a copy of which I am sending my hon. Friend that students qualified for major awards under the approved arrangements of a local education authority should be offered such awards without any discrimination against those who intend to become teachers and are, on that account, eligible for grants from my Department. I am glad to say that most authorities have complied with the terms of this memorandum; a small minority, however, have not done so, and in such cases I am in correspondence with the authorities.