§ MR. FLOWER (Bradford, W.)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether the department has sanctioned the erection of additional buildings at the schools for poor law children at Hanwell, Ashford, Forest Gate, Brentwood, Southall, and other metropolitan poor law schools; and, if so, what sums have been expended on the five schools mentioned respectively; and what is the total sum expended on additional buildings to the existing metropolitan pauper schools (excluding Hornchurch and Banstead) since April, 1896.
§ MR. WALTER LONGSince April, 1896, the following expenditure has been sanctioned in connection with additions to the schools mentioned in the first paragraph of the question:—Brentwood, £5,417; Forest Gate, £984; Southall, £12,180; Hanwell, £5,489. No expenditure has been sanctioned in respect of additions to the Ashford schools since the date referred to. The total expenditure sanctioned since April, 1896, in respect of additions to the metropolitan poor law schools is about £48,000; but no expenditure has been sanctioned for the purpose of increasing the number of children to be accommodated in any of the large schools.