§ 53. Mr. HOPKINasked the President of the Board of Education if he has taken any steps to abolish the system of differential rating as applied to elementary and secondary education in Carmarthenshire; and what he proposes to do in this matter in regard to schemes of reorganisation from this county?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANIt is for the local education authority to decide whether differential rating should be abolished in their area. I have been in communication with them on the subject, and I understand that they are now giving it further consideration. In the meanwhile, I have asked them to submit their programme for the period 1930–33, or a partial programme, at their earliest convenience.