HC Deb 29 August 1895 vol 36 cc1120-1
MR. GRIFFITH-BOSCAWEN (Kent, Tunbridge)

I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, whether he can inform the House why the Buckfast Abbey School (Roman Catholic) has been repeatedly refused the Government Grant, although it is certified as an efficient public elementary school, and has complied in every respect with the requirements of the Code?

THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Sir JOHN GORST,) Cambridge University

The grant to this school has been several times refused, the last time on the 11th June last. The reason for the refusal was that the school was unnecessary, within the meaning of Article 80 of the Code. The School Board has the prior right by law to provide schools for its district, and, in this case, the right has been exercised.