§ 54. Mr. THURTLEasked the President of the Board of Education the numbers, taken at the most convenient recent date, of children attending non-sectarian and sectarian elementary schools, respectively?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANOn 31st March last there were 3,635,468 children on the registers of council schools, and 1,876,815 children on the registers of voluntary schools.
§ Mr. SULLIVANAre those children attending a purely non-sectarian school in which no religious instruction is given?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI would answer if I could hear the question.
§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEOn a point of Order. It is utterly impossible to hear even the hon. Gentleman's question or the answer.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYOn the same point of Order. Would it be possible for you, Mr. Speaker, to check the interjections on your left, which have prevented business being proceeded with?
§ Mr. SPEAKERI am always anxious to check interjections from wherever they come.