§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what action 270W is taken by inspectors of schools in Northern Ireland to report the display of IRA slogans in primary and secondary schools; to whom these are reported; and what action has been taken in each case;
(2) how many classrooms in St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Belfast, had IRA slogans; and what representations were made to the School Management Committee about the display of such slogans in classrooms;
(3) who was responsible for the painting over of IRA slogans in the classrooms of St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Belfast; on whose orders this was done; and when it was done.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeI am informed that there were no IRA slogans in the classrooms of St. Bernard's Primary School, Elmsfield Road, Carmoney. Various slogans had been painted on some of the external walls of the school which were painted over on the instructions of the Chairman of the School Management Committee on the morning on which they were first seen. I know of no other allegations of the display of IRA slogans in primary or secondary schools.