§ 74. Mr. WATERSONasked the President of the Board of Education whether he has now ascertained if the Somerset County Education Committee has decided to discontinue the maintenance of voluntary evening continuation schools, many of which have been in existence for 30 years; whether, since this decision will mean that young persons desiring further education in hundreds of parishes in Somerset will be deprived of any facilities for such further education, he will say what steps he proposes to take to secure that, where a reasonable number of students in any parish desire continued education, proper facilities will be provided?
§ Mr. FISHERI am informed that the Committee have not decided to discontinue the maintenance of evening continuation schools in the county. They have, however, decided to insert in their regulations a clause to the effect that during the session 1922–23 no evening continuation school shall be allowed to continue unless a minimum attendance of at least 12 students is maintained, and that in parishes where the population exceeds 1,500 this minimum shall be raised to 15.