COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION.

HC Deb 29 March 1897 vol 47 cc1553-4

MR. FLYNN

I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he can state how often meetings of the Committee are held; and whether any meetings of that body have been held since 1st January of this year; if so, how many, and upon what dates?

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

No, Sir; I have made inquiries, and I find it would be contrary to all precedent to give any information as to the proceedings of a Committee of the Privy Council. [Laughter.]

MR. FLYNN

I did not ask what occurred at the meetings; I simply asked if any meeting had been held. Am I to understand that no meetings have been held?

SIR J. GORST

No; the hon. Gentleman can understand nothing except what I have stated in the answer which I have given him. [Laughter]