Local Authorities (Boarding Schools)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 26 June 1947.

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Photo of Mr Evelyn King Mr Evelyn King , Penryn and Falmouth 12:00, 26 June 1947

While it is desirable that local education authorities should have boarding schools, and that they should be first-rate, is it not equally desirable that all boarding schools should take some quota of State-aided pupils, so that class segregation shall be diminished as soon as possible? Was not that the unanimous recommendation of the labour and trade union representatives?

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