asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the governors of Raine's Secondary School, St. George's-in-the-East, have allocated to pupils from a private venture school certain scholarships which, under the scheme of Raine's School, can only be given to scholars of a public elementary school; and what action he proposes to take?

My right hon. Friend has called the attention of the governing body to the matter referred to in the hon. Member's question, and understands that the provisions of the scheme will be strictly observed in the future.