§ Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Education if, as part of a long-term policy for dealing with the problem of gypsies and othertravellers, he will ask all local education authorities where gypsies and other travellers are to be found to ascertain in advance the date on which each child of these caravan families reaches the statutory age of 5 years, so that arrangements can be made for school places without delay.
§ Sir E. BoyleI am satisfied that local education authorities already have adequate arrangements for ensuring that these children attend school upon reaching school age and I do not therefore think that there is any need for me to give general advice on this subject.