§ MR. STANLEY LEIGHTON (Shropshire, Oswestry)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether the Education Department have warned the Wefre St. Mark's National School, Flint, that the fixed grant will be reduced to 7s., en the ground that the accommodation is insufficient, although the accommodation was admitted to be sufficient by the Education Department some years ago, when the average attendance was larger than at present; whether he is aware that the overcrowding of the infants' department noticed on the occasion of Her Majesty's Inspector's visit was caused by special and temporary arrangements made for the convenience of the Inspector, and that the Annual Reports 861 show that the work of the school is good, and the average of passes 96 to 98; and whether, under these circumstances, he will withdraw the warning?
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Mr. A. H. R. AOLAND,) York, W. R., RotherhamWarning has been given to the managers of this school that the grant to the infant class will be reduced from 9s. to 7s., in accordance with the Code, unless the very serious overcrowding is promptly remedied. The infant room in the school has accommodation for 68 children only, but during the last school year the average attendance was 90, and there were no less than 125 infants on the books at the end of the school year. The work of the school is reported as being generally satisfactory. Since 1891 there has, of course, been no percentage of passes for older children, and there never was a system of individual passes for infants. In the circumstances, I see no reason for withdrawing the warning.
§ MR. STANLEY LEIGHTONI beg to give notice that at the proper time I shall call attention to this matter.