HC Deb 01 December 1927 vol 211 cc685-6
23. Sir FRANK SANDERSON

asked the President of the Board of Education what is the cost of education per head of the population and per head of the scholars in the elementary and secondary schools for the two years ended 31st March, 1914 and 1927, respectively?

Lord E. PERCY

As regards elementary education, I would refer my hon. Friend to page 11 of the Memorandum on the Board's Estimates, 1927 (a copy of which I am sending him), and, as regards higher education, to page 13. Stated in terms of population as ascertained at the Censuses of 1911 and 1921, the figures are, for elementary education 14s. 2d. and 30s. 10d., and, for higher education, 2s. 5d. and 6s. 10d., respectively.