– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 August 1947.
Mr Tom Driberg
, Maldon
12:00,
11 August 1947
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British teachers, lecturers, clerical workers, etc., are engaged in educational work in the British zone of Germany; and what progress is being made in the work of adult education and political reeducation.
Mr Christopher Mayhew
, Norfolk Southern
The establishment of the Education Branch of the Control Commission is 193 officers, and 41 clerks. As the Germans are now responsible for running their own educational system, the Education Branch of the Control Commission is engaged only in supervisory work.
The second part of the Question raises a very wide subjejct, with which it would be difficult to deal adequately in the course of a reply. But, if my hon. Friend will write to me indicating the particular points on which he wants information, I shall be very glad to supply it.
Mr Tom Driberg
, Maldon
Will my hon. Friend give an assurance that whatever cuts have to be made, quite properly, in our expenditure in Germany, educational services shall not be the first to suffer, in view of the great importance of their work for future peace?
Mr Christopher Mayhew
, Norfolk Southern
I entirely agree about the importance of the work, and will bear that in mind.
Mr Charles Williams
, Torquay
May I ask how education is getting on in His Majesty's Government?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
