HC Deb 29 October 1902 vol 113 cc1075-6
MR. HERBERT LEWIS (Flint Boroughs)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Education whether, under Clause 8, sub-Section (1) (c), the local education authority will have the right to call for evidence of the comparative † See page 613. educational fitness of candidates for the post of head teacher in a denominational school other than the candidate recommended by the managers.

THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Sir WILLIAM ANSON, Oxford University)

The answer to the hon. Member's Question is in the negative.

MR. HERBERT LEWIS

May I ask if an answer in a contrary sense was not given by the Attorney General?

* MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! It is not in order to refer to an answer previously given.