§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education if he is aware that inconvenience has been experienced by the delay which has taken place in the payment of the Government grants to St. Paul's and other schools in Sheffield; and if he will endeavour to expedite the issue of the reports of the inspectors to those concerned, as well as to have the grant paid; within a few weeks as formerly.
§ THE VICE - PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (Sir J. GORST, Cambridge University)The Board of Education much regrets the delay which has occurred in paying the grants to St. Paul's and other schools in Sheffield. They have already taken stops to expedite the issue of the Reports and the payments of grants in future.