§ 50. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the President of the Board of Education whether the proposals contained in the White Paper (Cmd. 3551), relating to the conditions in which grants are to be made to non-provided schools, have received the assent and approval of the bodies representing the managers of such schools?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe White Paper referred to makes it clear that the proposals therein resulted from a series of friendly and helpful conversations which I had with the interests concerned, but that none of those interests is committed to the proposals.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEIs it proposed to come to, and publish, any definite agreement with the interests, or may we take it that the opposition has largely passed away?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe proposal will be embodied in a Bill which will be circulated to-morrow.
Sir GEORGE HAMILTONIs it a fact that the owners of the Roman Catholic School are entirely opposed to the right hon. Gentleman's proposals?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANNo, that is not true.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEThe right hon. Gentleman misunderstood my question. I realise that the proposals are coming in the form of a Bill, but what I asked was whether the opposition still exists?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe hon. Member has as much ability to discover that as I have. [interruption.] It is perfectly well known that there is some opposition in some churches, but there is no entire opposition in any.