§ MR. A. H. DYKE ACLAND (York, W.R., Rotherham)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the Treasury would be willing to sanction the removal of the restriction on building, grants for Science Schools, which 656 makes it one of the conditions of grants in aid to such schools that they be built in connection with a School of Art, aided by a Departmental building grant?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square), in reply, said, that he must at present answer the Question in the negative. Great expenditure was being pressed upon the Government in connection with Technical Schools, grants for Colleges, and for the development of scientific and technical education. The Government was in sympathy with the movement; but it was necessary to look at the question as a whole, and to bring all these schemes together, and then to see in what order, and to what extent, these claims could be met.
§ MR. A. H. DYKE ACLANDWill the right hon. Gentleman do everything he possibly can to urge on legislation in this matter?
§ MR. MUNDELLA (Sheffield, Brightside)asked, whether the right hon. Gentleman could give any answer about the grants, seeing that they were near the end of the Session?
§ MR. GOSCHENsaid, that the method of carrying out the undertaking previously given proved to be extremely difficult. The matter was not in his hands, but in those of the Education Department, which had been looking into the various projects, and endeavouring to form a scheme. He assured the right hon. Gentleman that with all his desire to promote education he would find it difficult to formulate a scheme. The Government would do their best to facilitate legislation on technical education; but the right hon. Gentleman would see that it was impossible for the Government to undertake this Session more than they had already done.