§ SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY (Great Grimsby)To ask the President of the Board of Education what was the total cost of education in England and Wales in 1901–2 under the school board; what proportion was borne by the Imperial Exchequer and what proportion by the ratepayers; what was the total cost in 953 1903–4, 1904–5, and 1905–6; what proportion came from the Imperial Exchequer and what proportion from the ratepayers; what was the total on capital account for school buildings and loans; and what was paid for interest and sinking find, or redemption of loans, in each of those years.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) It is extremely difficult at present to arrive at figures which are even approximately accurate, in regard to the later years, named in the hon. Member's Question, but I am having calculations made, and if he will put down his Question again for Wednesday next I shall hope by then to have approximate estimates, which may serve his purpose, based upon various figures supplied by local authorities.