§ 42. Mr. Francis Noel-Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now take steps to integrate independent schools into the State system.
§ 48. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now make a policy statement on the future of the public schools.
§ Mr. CroslandI would refer my hon. Friends to the reply I gave on 11th March to my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire, South-East (Mr. Park).
§ 62. Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give an assurance that parents' means and social position will not be the deciding factors in determining the future education of children; and if he will 299W make a statement on his proposals for providing a large percentage of places at public schools for boys whose parents cannot afford such education.
§ Mr. CroslandThe answer to the first part of the Question is, Yes. On the second, I shall be making a statement in due course.