§ 52. Mr. AMMONasked the President of the Board of Education whether, having regard to the need to accelerate the repair of school furniture and as a means to provide employment in the furnishing trades, be will agree that such work should rank for grant?
§ Mr. FISHERIn view of the limits placed upon the amount of expenditure in the current financial year which can be recognised by the Board for grant, I regret that I cannot at present give any 969 undertaking as to the recognition of abnormal and accelerated expenditure such as the hon. Member suggests.