HOUSE OF COMMONS
LABOUR AND EDUCATION BILL.
RUGBY, Januarv 20. The Labour Party will support the Government’s new Education Bill. Mr. Arthur Greenwood, announcing this in the Commons during the second reading debate on the Bill, said: “The Bill represents a considerable and long advance in educational provisions. It would be disastrous if they were wrecked by any religious controversy.” Regarding religious teachings in schools; the Labour Party had» reached the conclusion that the President of the Board of Education had made a sincere attempt to meet (he widely differing views of the Christian Churches and the general public. The proposals regarding the school leaving age seemed to be left >n a loose state. He would have preferred to have seen the leaving age raised to 16 next year. The Bill was read the second time. The Commons will sit four da.s < a week until Easter. Announcifjß this, the Foreign Secretary Eden) mentioned that a British agriculture will take place next week.'
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 January 1944, Page 6
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