§ * SIR CHARLES DILKEI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he can state when he hopes to be able to give notice of the arrangements which the Government will submit to the Committee on the Education Bill with regard to necessitous School Board districts.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF the TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR, Manchester, E.)I hope to make the House acquainted with the proposals of the Government at an early date—in any case, before the House resumes the discussion of the Education Bill, after we have disposed of the Budget Bill; but I hope it will be before that.
§ DR. MACNAMARA (Camberwell, N.)I have to ask the First Lord of the Treasury a Question of which I have given him private notice, viz., what changes, if any, the Government propose to move in the scheme of financial administration contained in the Education Bill, as the result of the discussion in the country.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI have answered that Question, as far as I think it can be answered, in my reply to the right hon. baronet the Member for the Forest of Dean.
§ DR. MACNAMARADoes the statement cover more than the cases of necessitous School Boards?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI did no promise to limit myself to necessitous 1284 School Boards, neither did I promise to make any statement. I said our proposals should be placed in the hands of hon. Members.