§ MR. ASHLEYI beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether he will introduce a measure for the co-ordination of the powers to aid higher education at present vested in the Board of Education, the Board of Agriculture, and the Treasury, with a view to removing the administrative difficulties arising under the present Law.
§ MR. BIRRELLI have nothing to add to the Answer which I gave yesterday to a similar Question on this subject beyond reminding the hon. Member that Section 2 (2) of the Board of Education Act, 1889, makes any such legislation as he suggests unnecessary so far as the Board of Agriculture is concerned, even if difficulties needing drastic remedies existed, which I do not think is the case. Nor am I aware of any administrative difficulties with the Treasury for which legislation is in any way required.