§ Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education if he will say how many Church of England schools in Monmouthshire have since 31st March, 1903, been transferred to local authorities and how many have been closed; and how many new provided schools have been recognised in Monmouthshire in the same period?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. J. A. Pease)Since 31st March, 1903, three Church of England schools have been closed in Monmouthshire and seven have been transferred to local education authorities. Thirty new provided schools have been opened by local education authorities and recognised during the same period. One replaced an existing provided school and one was a higher elementary school.