§ MR. ALFRED HUTTONI beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he can state how many day schools and how many evening schools have been sanctioned by County Councils under the Act of 1901, and whether he will grant a Return of the terms and conditions upon which permission to continue those schools has been granted.
§ SIR J. GORSTThe Board of Education have no such information in their possession. The Board of Education have only required a certificate from
† See (4) Debates, ci., 966.592 a School Board counter signed by an officer of the local Authority. No information respecting the conditions has been required, and it is therefore impossible to give the Return asked for.
§ MR. ALFRED HUTTONCannot the right hon. Gentleman obtain the information?
§ SIR J. GORSTIt would be a very expensive business. Inquiries would have to be made from local bodies throughout the Kingdom and they might refuse to give the information.