§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the cost of replacing all the discretionary local authority grants for distinctive school clothing paid on the rate and scales of the most generous local authorities scale and rate.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonAs a rough estimate, at least £20 million annually.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many and which bodies have made representations to her during the last six months on distinctive clothing grants for school children.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonAbout seven, from the following bodies:
During the same period, there have been about 20 individual references to my Department concerned with school clothing.
- Central committee of divisional associations of school care workers
- Child Poverty Action Group (2)
- Leicestershire local education authority
- School uniform grants campaign—Birmingham
- Warrington District Trades Union Council
- Yorkshire regional office Labour Party