§ MR. BAUMANN (Camberwell, Peckham)asked the Vice President of theCommittee of Council, Whether his attention had been drawn to the Resolution passed by the Council of the Metropolitan Federation of Radical Clubs to issue an address to all persons sending children to Board Schools in the district of the London School Board, advising them to discontinue the payment of school fees on and after 4th October, and, further, to refuse to fill up or sign any papers in reference to school fees; and, whether, in the event of a strike against school fees, the Education Department will take any steps to enforce the Law?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT (Sir HENRY HOLLAND) (Hampstead)My attention has been called to the resolution passed by the Council of the Metropolitan Federation of Radical Clubs, with reference to the new bye-laws of the London School Board, and should any person be so misguided as to follow the advice tendered, I am informed that the London School Board have ample powers to deal with the difficulty, without the intervention of the Department. As the hon. Member is aware, the School Board have power to remit fees in all cases where it may appear to them advisable to do so.