§ *LORD HUGH CECIL (Greenwich)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the continued rise in the school rate in London, and of the allegations of extravagance and inefficiency made against the London School Board, the Government would consent to the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the general administration of that Board?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYIn answer to my noble Friend, 800 I have to say that in any case the Session is too far advanced to make it convenient to start any Inquiry at the present time; but I should deprecate interference by this House in local affairs, except in cases of very extreme urgency. ["Hear, hear!"]