§ MR. KIMBERI beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he is aware that a site had been given on which to erect a new Voluntary school for 500 children in connection with the parish church of Streatham; that the money has been found, the plans prepared and approved by the Department, quantities taken out, and contract signed; whether he is aware that the London School Board has given notice to acquire the same site under compulsory powers, and propose to build a board school on it at the ratepayers' expense, the only reason given for this action being that there had been some short unavoidable delay in the completion of the arrangements for building the Voluntary school; and whether he can take any action in the matter?
§ SIR J. GORSTThe facts as stated in the Question are substantially correct. The Committee of Council are unable to interfere.