HC Deb 10 November 1960 vol 629 c80W
Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Education if he will publish a table showing the geographical distribution, in January, 1960, of the 3,710 senior classes and the 20,066 junior classes with more than 40 pupils per class.

Sir D. Eccles

The following table shows the distribution in January, 1960, of classes with more than 40 pupils per class:

Miss Hornsby-Smith

My right hon. Friend has, of course, the greatest sympathy with the people mentioned in the hon. Member's Question. Provision is, of course, made for them, as for other casualties of civilian life, under the National Insurance schemes, supplemented, if necessary, through the National Assistance Board. There would be from the point of view both of principle and of practice grave objection to treating such disabilities as if they were attributable to service for the purposes of the War Pensions Warrants.