§ 75. Sir WILLIAM ANSONasked the President of the Board of Education whether he can indicate the character of the educational reforms which the Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the President of the Board of Education, announced on 10th January to be the most urgent of the social problems which the Government had to take up.
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. J. A. Pease)I am afraid I must defer to next Session anything I have to say in regard to educational reforms?
§ Sir W. ANSONIs the right hon. Gentleman unable to say whether the reforms will be legislative or administrative, or whether they extend to every branch of education or only to some; or are we to understand that the Lord Chancellor's speech merely expressed intentions and good wishes?
§ Mr. PEASEI have nothing to add to the statement already made by the Prime Minister in regard to the legislation of next Session.
§ Mr. A. F. WHYTECan the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that the religious question will not be allowed to stand in the way of true educational reform?