§ 56. Mr. EVERARDasked the President of the Board of Education the average cost per child for elementary education in the counties of England and Wales and the cost per child for the county of Leicester?
§ Lord E. PERCYAccording to the figures for the last completed year (1924–25), the not expenditure per child for elementary education in the counties of England and Wales (excluding London) was £10 10s. 1d.; the corresponding figure for Leicestershire was £9 3s. 11d.
§ Mr. EVERARDWill particular attention be given to those counties which provide very good education at a lower cost, in going into the block grant system?
§ Lord E. PERCYYes, all those matters will be considered.
§ 57. Sir FREDRIC WISEasked the President of the Board of Education the approximate cost of the education of a child in 1913–14 and the estimated cost in 1925–26 in England and Wales?
§ Lord E. PERCYI assume that my hon. Frond is referring to public elementary school children. I would refer him to paragraph 6, on page 9, of the Memorandom on the Board's Estimates (1925–26) a copy of which I am sending him.