§ 51. Mr. McKayasked the Minister of Education to what extent it has been the practice of his Department, when the parents of children who are credited with places in the county grammar schools choose to send their children to direct grant schools, and the travelling expenses are within normal limits, to recognise such cases as within the limits of public expenditure referred to in Clause 76 of the Education Act, 1944; and whether he will give an assurance that, provided the local education authority are willing, he will permit all such transfers to be free.
§ Sir E. BoyleThis is a matter for the discretion of the local education authority.
§ 52. Mr. McKayasked the Minister of Education how many local education authorities in England give all children who have gained places in county grammar schools free transfers to direct grant schools; how many give only a limited number of free transfers, and charge fees in accordance with a national scale to others who choose to go to a direct grant school; and whether it is 51W his policy in any case where £40 has to be paid per year to allow the local education authority to retain the whole of this amount, or to share it equally between his Department and the local education authority.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe information asked for in the first two parts of the Question is not available. I am not aware of any situation in which the last part of the Question would arise.