§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the President of the Board of Education whether he will reconsider his decision to remove the Towyn Church School from the grant list until the House has had an opportunity of discussing the matter upon the Education Vote?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Runciman)My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary answered this question yesterday. The decision announced by me last week cannot be reconsidered. It will, of course, be open to the supporters of the Church school at a later date to give notice under Section 8 of the Act of 1902 of their intention to provide a new school with a view to having the school replaced on the Annual Grant List. In that case the question would be considered de novo, but I should be obliged to refuse to entertain any such proposition except in the light of new and material facts.
§ Lord HUGH CECILDo I understand that the position of the Board of Education is this, that they are going to strike the school off the Grant List the day after to-morrow and refuse either to postpone it, to listen to the petition of the parents, or to give the House an opportunity of discussing the matter?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANNo, that is hot the position. I announced last week, and it was repeated by the Parliamentary Secretary yesterday, that the decision of the Board of Education had been given after all the material facts had been considered, including that of the desire of the parents.