§ DR. SHIPMANTo ask the Secretary to the Board of Education what was the total amount of voluntary subscriptions to non-provided schools in England and Wales during the educational year 1903–4; and what was the estimated total cost of the maintenance of those schools during that year, distinguishing the amount received from Government grants and from local taxation respectively.
(Answered by Sir William Anson.) The period as to which the hon. Member desires information was a transitional one, and, since the Act came into force at a different date in different areas, the Board have found it impossible to attempt to collect any complete or satisfactory information on the points raised in the Question. I am sorry, therefore, that I cannot give the hon. Member the figures he asks for.