§ 28. Sir C. YATEasked the President of the Board of Education what is the total amount paid in grants to secondary schools in England and Wales; and what is the amount remitted in fees for free places by the Board of Education and local authorities, respectively?
§ Mr. TREVELYANThe expenditure of public money on secondary schools in 1922–23 (the last year for which figures are yet available) was: Exchequer grants, £3,672,501; rates, £2,594,121; total, £6,266,622. The Board do not remit any fees, but fees are remitted by the school authorities, who are required by regulation to admit at least a certain proportion of scholars free. It is estimated that the fees remitted amount to about £1,275,000.