§ 6. Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether his announced proposals for bringing into operation the various clauses of the Education Act, 1918, are being acted upon; how much of the Act is now in operation; and whether in any respects he will be able to accelerate or have to retard the operation of the Act?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Fisher)I would refer the hon. Member to the Order of the Board, dated 8th August, 1918, of which I am sending him a copy. I am not yet in a position to make any statement upon the last part of the question, but the matter will receive my constant attention.