§ MR. YEO (Glamorgan, Gower)asked the Vice President of the Committee of Council, Whether Her Majesty's Government, in coming to their decision with reference to Intermediate Education in Wales, has considered that in the last Session of Parliament the information contained in the Report of the Departmental Committee on Intermediate and Higher Education in Wales was deemed sufficient for the purpose of legislation on that subject; and, whether he will inform the House as to the reasons which have induced Her Majesty's Government to regard the information contained in the above Report as insufficient?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT (Sir LYON PLAYFAIR) (Leeds, S.)The Government last year introduced a Bill based on the Report of the Departmental Committee on Intermediate and Higher Education in Wales. Some of the provisions of that Bill did not meet with general support in the Principality. Since then the House has appointed a Select Committee to consider the working of the Endowed Schools Acts of 1869 and 1873. As the powers of these main Acts must be incorporated with any Welsh Bill, the Government have deemed it to be expedient to delay its introduction till they see the changes recommended by the Select Committee. If it reports sufficiently soon, the Government will lose no time in introducing a Bill dealing with intermediate education in Wales this Session.