§ 82. Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Education, to what extent organised overseas visits by schoolchildren are financed from public funds; what is his policy with regard to such visits; and if he will advise local education authorities to ensure that visits to bullfights are excluded from all such tours, in view of the cruelty involved and the fact that bull-fighting is illegal in the United Kingdom.
§ Sir E. BoyleParents normally pay for holiday visits themselves, though local education authorities have power to help in cases of need. In the case which the hon. Member has in mind, I understand that there was no charge on public funds. Details of these visits are best left to the good sense of the schools and the parents.