§ Mr. John Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the teaching of English to immigrant children.
§ Dr. BoysonMy right hon. and learned Friend attaches great importance to meeting the language needs of immigrant pupils in our schools—as he does to meeting the special educational needs of all pupils—and encourages local education authorities, whose responsibility this is, to provide English language teaching for those who require it.