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Religious Instruction (Dominions).

Oral Answers to Questions — Education. – in the House of Commons on 27th February 1936.

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Photo of Mr Ernest Thurtle Mr Ernest Thurtle , Shoreditch

asked the President of the Board of Education which of the British Dominions the system of education in the public schools does not provide for religious instruction?

Mr. STANLEY:

The information available on this subject is not easily summarised within the limits of a Parliamentary Question and Answer, and I am therefore sending the hon. Member a note containing such particulars as I have been able to collect.

Photo of Mr Ernest Thurtle Mr Ernest Thurtle , Shoreditch

Has the right hon. Gentleman any information to show whether in New Zealand, which is a Dominion where no religious instruction is given in the schools, the morals are inferior to those of other Dominions?

Mr. STANLEY:

The information which I have as to the education and the morals of New Zealand will be found in the letter.

Photo of Mr Herbert Williams Mr Herbert Williams , Croydon South

Does the answer of the right hon. Gentleman cover the situation in the Province of Quebec?