§ 59. Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Minister of Education what progress has been made on the establishment of a consortium of local education authorities in London and the Home Counties for the purchase of science apparatus for schools and colleges and for other development work; and which authorities are participating.
§ Mr. ChatawayThe inaugural meeting of the Governing Body for the Consortium will be held next week. Initially membership is open to the 19 authorities represented at the Conference of Chairmen of Education Committees of London and the Home Counties, and the following have accepted membership so far
Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex (East), Sussex (West), Brighton, Croydon, East Ham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, West Ham.