§ 86 and 88. Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the President of the Board of Education whether, seeing that only 7 per 1,000 of the population of Nottingham are receiving the benefit of secondary education, the Board of Education is prepared to co-operate with the City of Nottingham Education Committee in providing next year for an increase in the accommodation for secondary education;
(2) whether he is aware that the City of Nottingham Education Committee has been informed that, as a result of a survey, three of the schools in their area 975 must be regarded as unsuitable for continued recognition, and that 15 of them can only be considered suitable after a large sum of money has been expended upon them for alteration and improvement: and, if the City of Nottingham takes steps to remedy the imperfections disclosed in the Board' survey, what amount of financial support it can expect to obtain from the Board of Education?
§ Lord E. PERCYWith my Noble Friend's permission, I will answer these questions together. As regards secondary school provision, I would refer my Noble Friend to the reply which I gave on 3rd December to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Sudbury (Colonel Burton), a copy of which I am sending him. I am quite ready to consider with local authorities, in advance of the submission of their programmes, the particular problems affecting their areas. The financial implications involved could only be estimated in the light of such consideration.
Captain BENNHas the Noble lord been in consultation with the Secretary for Scotland as to the effect of this circular on Scottish education?
§ Lord E. PERCYYes, Sir.