§ MR. H. J. WILSON (York, W.R., Holmfirth)asked the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, Whether he is aware that, notwithstanding repeated declarations by one or more of his Predecessors in Office that the classification of scholars by age has been abandoned by the Education Department and removed from the Code, some Inspectors practically enforce such classification, particularly in infant schools, and reduce the merit grant in cases where it is not carried out?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT (Sir WILLIAM HART DYKE) (Kent, Dartford)I adhere to the declaration made by my 249 Predecessors in Office; and I am not aware that there is in any case in which the grant has been diminished simply on account of the age of the scholars. If there is any such case known to the hon. Member I shall be glad to be furnished with the particulars.