§ LORD CHARLES BERESFORD () WoolwichI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the duties appertaining to the position of President of the Council of Defence are still associated wilh the Minister in charge of Education; and, if not, whether he will consider the advisability of placing those duties for the future in the hands of the Prime Minister.
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The President of the Council of Defence is not the Minister of Education. The Minister of Education is Lord Londonderry, who is not the President of the Council of Defence. I may add that the whole subject is at this moment engaging the very earnest attention of the Government, and, though I have no statement to make on the subject now, I hope early next Session to be able to do so.