§ MR. BRODIE (Surrey, Reigate)To ask the President of the Board of Education whether he has received any application from the education committee of the Surrey County Council for power to acquire land for the purpose of building an elementary school for the parish 722 of Woldingham in Surrey; and, if so, whether, in view of the fact that the children of Woldingham and their parents are inconvenienced by the present lack of school accommodation nearer than Caterham, he can see his way to give such application immediate attention.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) I understand from the Surrey County Council that land at Woldingham can only be obtained by the exercise of compulsory powers of acquisition, and that they are taking the requisite steps preliminary to making formal application to the Board of Education for the exorcise of such powers. Meanwhile they report that they have leased a site at Woldingham for two years, and plans for providing temporary accommodation are now under the consideration of the Board, and are being put forward with all possible despatch.