§ 85. Mr. TREVELYANasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that local education authorities resent statements that the present critical financial position of training 1378 colleges maintained by local authorities is due to unwillingness on the part of local authorities to co-operate with those authorities maintaining training colleges; that the position is really due to the withdrawal by the Board of Education in 1919 of the substantial capitation grants, which the Board are still paying to denominational and other training colleges not maintained by local authorities; and whether he will now take steps to reinstate for those colleges the capitation grants previously paid?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of EDUCATION (Lord Eustace Percy)My right hon. Friend cannot, within the limits of question and answer, discuss from the historical point of view the circumstances which have led up to the present position, but with regard to the third part of the question I may refer the hon. Member to the announcement contained in the answer given on the 19th April to my Noble Friend the Member for South Nottingham (Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck) and the hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. T. Williams).
§ Sir HENRY CRAIKWill the President of the Board of Education consider whether expenditure might be reduced and great advantage secured to the profession if the students were not trained in exceptional ways and separately from the others?
§ Lord E. PERCYThat is a question of policy which I shall be glad to represent to my right hon. Friend.