§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what action he has taken to draw the attention of local education authorities to the recommendation in paragraph 22 of the report on nursery education by the Council for the Welsh Language that where children have to travel to attend Welsh-medium schools or classes, local education authorities should provide free transport or pay allowances as appropriate; and which local education authorities are operating such arrangements.
§ Mr. John MorrisMy Department sent copies of the report to all local education authorities in Wales soon after publica-666W tion. The extent to which local education authorities use their discretionary powers to assist the transport of children to bilingual schools varies, but I understand that to a greater or lesser degree most do so.