§ 49. Mr. Boydenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made with the inter-Departmental working party recommended by the Newsom Committee to consider the general social problems, including education, in slum areas.
§ Mr. HoggAn inter-Departmental committee has been established with terms of reference covering these problems within a wider context. Its task will be to consider plans for, and results of, research and development work on any aspect of the general theme "The Schools and Society", with a view to the better co-ordination of activities and the more efficient use of public funds and other resources. The Departments represented are the Home, Health and Education Departments for both168W England and Wales and Scotland, together with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, the Ministry of Labour, and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.