§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take action regarding the inadequate provision of textbooks at a school in Wellington.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to a report inThe Teacher for 20 June that there is a school in Wellington which has no textbooks. I have approached the editor of The Teacher who tells me the school referred to is not in Wellington but is in Werrington, Staffordshire, and I understand that the source of his information was the hon. Member for Bedwellty (Mr. Kinnock). I have made inquiries of the Staffordshire local education authority which categorically denies the allegation that the school in question has no textbooks, and I can only conclude that there is no truth in the story.