§ 6. Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether he will grant the Return standing in the name of the hon. Member for North Somerset. [Return of all Elementary Schools in England and Wales under the various local authorities, which have been before the 1st day of March in this year commandeered by the Military Authorities, showing whether those schools are provided or non-provided, the accommodation and average attendance, the number of days closed to scholars, the estimated loss of grant sustained, and the provisions, if any, made for temporary teaching facilities, in each case.]?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. J. A. Pease)I do not think that I should be justified in granting this Return, which would involve an amount of labour, both for the seriously depleted staff of my Department, and for the Local Education Authorities, out of proportion to its public utility or interest.