asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what grounds he approved the alteration in the scheme of education for the Glasgow Education Authority.

As the Education Committee now have to execute a large number of delegated functions on behalf of the Corporation, the Corporation's desire to secure that a majority of the Committee would reflect the views of the majority of the Corporation seemed reasonable and the proposed alteration conformed to the requirements of the Act.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent he had any prior consultations with the Labour Party in the Glasgow Town Council or with Labour, leaders in the City of Glasgow, before approving the alteration in the constitution of the Glasgow Education Committee.

No such consultations took place, but my predecessor met a special sub-committee of the Education Committee of the Corporation to discuss a clause in their draft administrative scheme which was designed to make all decisions of the Education Committee subject to review by the Corporation.