§ MR. MCKENNA (Monmouthshire, N.)To ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he wrote or caused to be written at some time a letter declaring his intention to introduce legislation or by some other means to give financial assistance to the education authority of East Ham; and, if so, what steps he now proposes to take.
(Answered by Mr. A. J. Balfour.) As I informed the hon. Gentleman on 5th June, † I have made no promise of legislation. I duly received the deputation of which I spoke in my Answer of that date. The deputation laid before me a very elaborate scheme of relief, and that scheme, in accordance with my promise to the deputation, is being carefully considered by the Departments concerned.
† See (4) Debates, cxlvii., 722.867 I am very anxious to find some means of meeting the difficulty; but great care is required for so delicate and difficult a problem, and time must be allowed before a detailed or final Answer can be given.