§ 26. Mr. WHITEasked the President of the Board of Education how many local education authorities have failed to submit schemes for the development of education in their own areas as required by the Education Act of 1918?
§ Mr. TREVELYANOut of a total of 318 local education authorities, 95 have now submitted schemes to the Board under the Education Act, 1921. Until recently circumstances have not been favourable to the preparation of comprehensive schemes, and those local education authorities who have not as yet submitted them cannot he held to have failed in their duty.
§ Mr. WHITEIs it not desirable to make representations to local authorities with regard to such schemes?
§ Mr. TREVELYANI have already informed the local authorities that I am prepared to consider sympathetically any programme which may be submitted.