§ LORD BALCARRES (Lancashire, Chorley)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if a grant of public money will be made to the proposed British Academy of Learning in the event of its foundation being sanctioned by His Majesty in Council.
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHThis is a purely hypothetical question. I am not aware that the foundation of the proposed institution has yet been considered by His Majesty in Council; but, even if it should be agreed to, I am afraid that, personally, my feeling would be against a grant.