§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education what is the reason that the Education Department did not give those primarily interested notice of its intention to strike plan No. 10 out of the Education Department Provisional Order Confirmation (London) Bill; and is he able to quote any precedents for the course adopted in reference to the Bill?
§ SIR J. GORSTThe decision of the Committee of Council was not arrived at in time to give notice to the London School Board of their intention to strike out plan 10. No unusual course was adopted in reference to the Bill.
§ MR. LOUGHHad not the Committee of Council fully three months' notice that this plan was included in the Bill?
§ SIR J. GORSTNo, Sir; the attention of the heads of the Department was only drawn to the fact very recently.