§ MR. BUCHANANI beg to ask the Lord Advecate whether, under the Education (Scotland) Bill, it will be in the power of the Scotch Education Department to pay the aid grant to Episcopalian, Roman Catholic, and other denominational associations for distribution among the schools belonging to their particular denomination?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEUnder the second clause of the Bill, the conditions according to which the grant to Voluntary Schools will be distributed must be set forth in the Scotch Education Code, which is annually submitted to Parliament for approval.
§ MR. BUCHANANI beg to ask the Lord Advocate what is, the amount separately for the last two years by which the grant has been reduced for Board Schools and Voluntary Schools in Scotland respectively under Section (32) (a) of the Code?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEIn the year ended 30th September 1895, the reductions under Article (32) (a) of the Code in day schools under Boards amounted to £5,894 10s. 101, and in Voluntary Schools to £1,422 13s. 10d. In the following year the amounts were £4,495 10s. 7d. and £1,353 13s. 8d. respectively.
§ CAPTAIN SINCLAIR (Forfar)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the expression "Voluntary School" in the Education (Scotland) Bill, includes any schools not falling under the description "II. State Aided Schools (Non-Public)," in the Return recently presented to the House [C. 8492]?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEThe expression "Voluntary School" in the Education (Scotland) Bill does not include any school not falling under the description "State Aided Schools (Non-Public)" in the Return referred to.