§ MR. WHITLEY (Halifax)To ask the Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state how many schemes, in pursuance of the Education (England and Wales) Act, 1902, have been submitted to the Board of Education for counties, county boroughs, boroughs, and urban districts, and how many have received final approval.
(Answered by Sir William Anson.) No schemes have yet been approved by the Board, since none can be approved until after the period of publication required by section 17 of the Act has elapsed. Out of the sixty-two County Councils in England and Wales, forty-one have submitted draft schemes for the approval of the Board. Of these, twenty-one are now in course of publication. The corresponding figures for the other local authorities are as set out below.
| Schemes now published. | Schemes formally submitted. | Total Number | |
| County Councils | 21 | 41 | 62 |
| County Borough Councils | 12 | 39 | 69 |
| Non-County Borough Councils | 19 | 68 | 139 |
| Urban District Councils | 3 | 24 | 63 |
| Total | 55 | 172 | 333 |
§ In addition, schemes not yet formally accepted by the Councils have been submitted for the consideration or observations of the Board, for three counties, four county boroughs, ten non-county boroughs, and three urban districts.