§ MR. BATTY LANGLEY (Sheffield, Attercliffe)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state how many elementary, voluntary, and board schools are now charging fees; what is the annual amount received by Church of England, Wesleyan, Roman Catholic, British and other schools, also board schools; and how is the amount received applied.
§ SIR WILLIAM ANSONAccording to the latest Returns (1900–1901) the number of schools charging fees was as follows:—Church of England schools, 1,756; Wesleyan, 307; Roman Catholic, 113; British and other, 330; Board, 153; total, 2,659. The amount received from fees was—Church of England schools £121,815; Wesleyan, £29,981; Roman Catholic, £7,163; British and other, £31,161; Board, £41,161; total, £231,281. The amount received in fees is entered in Form 9 and applied to the maintenance of the schools.