80. Duchess of ATHOLLasked the President of the Board of Education whether the programmes of the 218 local education authorities for which he has given estimates of expenditure include the estimated increased expenditure of these authorities on higher education for the years 1930–31, 1931–32, and 1932–33; if not, will he state their estimated increased expenditure on such education for these years; and can he give the estimated increased expenditure on higher education of the remaining 99 authorities for the years specified?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures for which the Noble Lady asks, so far as they are available:
§ Following are the figures:
§ Out of a total of 146 local education authorities for higher education, 96 have submitted programmes which include estimates of the expenditure to be incurred on higher education for the three years 1930–1933, as follows:
§ Increases contemplated in the programmes:
| £ | |||
| 1930–31 over 1929–30 | … | … | 1,101,952 |
| 1931–32 over 1930–31 | … | … | 712,089 |
| 1932–33 over 1931–32 | … | … | 691,585 |
§ I am not in a position to give any estimate in respect of those authorities which have not submitted programmes.