§ Mr. GEORGE HARDYasked the President of the Board of Education whether his attention had been directed to the case of a farmer who was summoned for not paying his rates, and whose ground of refusal was that Roman Catholic doctrines were taught in some of the non-provided schools in his neighbourhood, and that no 9 Nonconformist was allowed to be even a pupil teacher or a caretaker, and that the children were taught by the clergyman that only the priest could forgive sins; and whether, as these schools receive rate aid, he proposed to take any, and, if any, what, action to stop such practices?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI have seen a newspaper report of the case to which my hon. Friend refers. The report, however, does not disclose any breach of the law and I have no power to intervene.