§ MR. CARLILE (Hertfordshire, St. Albans)On behalf of the hon. Member for East Marylebone, I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether any reply has been received to the letter sent by the Board of Education six weeks ago to the Swansea local education authority on the subject of teachers' salaries.
§ MR. McKENNAYes, Sir; I have received a reply from the local education authority, in which, amongst other points, they contest the jurisdiction of the Board to decide the question at issue under Section 7 of the Act of 1902.
§ MR. CARLILEHave the Board of Education come to any decision on the point?
§ MR. McKENNAThe Board has submitted the question to its legal advisers, and I am awaiting their opinion.