§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is now in a position to give further guidance to local education authorities on how they should discharge their legal duties under the Education Act 1944 regarding religious instruction and collective acts of worship.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe Government statement on the curriculum, which will be issued early in the new year, will remind the authorities of the need to observe the statutory requirements and stress the importance of religious education in the curriculum.