§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether the elementary schools recently erected in Merionethshire for children whose parents objected to the manner in which the denominational schools in the neighbourhood were conducted, and known as revolt schools, were erected with his concurrence and approval; and, if so, whether any of the sum provided in the Estimates for building elementary schools will be spent on the Merionethshire schools.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (Mr. McKenna,) Monmouthshire, N.So far as I am aware 1814 the schools referred to in the Question were not provided as public elementary schools, and in any case were provided previously to my appointment as President of the Board of Education. With regard to the last paragraph, I cannot add anything to my Answer to the hon. Member for the Oswestry Division on the 11th March†.
§ MR. D. A. THOMASIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that these schools are recognised by the Department for the purposes of the grant?
§ MR. McKENNAI must ask for notice of that Question.