HC Deb 13 March 1902 vol 104 cc1276-7
MR. YOXALL (Nottingham, W.)

I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education if he is aware that School Boards and Committees of Management of Voluntary Schools are considering the question of closing the schools during Coronation week; and if he can issue any statement on the subject which would re-assure School Boards and school managers as to the risk of such closing causing the number of school sessions to fall a little below the minimum number on which grants are paid.

THE SECRETARY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. GRANT LAWSON,) (for Sir J. GORST) Yorkshire, N.R., Thirsk

The Board of Education are of opinion that the provisions of the Code are elastic enough to admit of a proper holiday being given at the Coronation.