13. Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Education if he is satisfied that all children eligible for secondary education have an equal chance for selection for technical and grammar schools irrespective of the education authority area in which they live; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir D. Eccles:It would not be realistic to lay down a uniform national percentage of children to be admitted to grammar and technical schools. I look for provision for between 15 per cent. to 25 per cent. of the senior age group, and where it is too low, it is my aim to have it increased.
14. Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Education which local education authorities, in selecting children for secondary school education, rely on written examinations in arithmetic and English together with a general intelligence test and a report from the primary school headmaster.
§ Sir D. Eccles:In selecting children for secondary schools most authorities use to a greater or lesser degree the three methods mentioned in the Question.