§ 28. Mr. McSHANEasked the President of the Board of Education, in regard to the county of Staffordshire and the county borough of Walsall, respectively, the total number of secondary school scholarships, excluding central schools, awarded during each of the last five years; and the ratio of these scholarships per 1,000 of the elementary school children on the registers?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Lees-Smith)As the reply includes a number of figures I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. McSHANECan the right hon. Gentleman state whether, in respect of Staffordshire, for last year, there was any marked increase in the number of scholarships?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThere was an increase last year, but, on the whole, Staffordshire is practically stationary.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The information required is given in the following table:—
| Year. | Number of Secondary School Scholarships awarded. | Ratio of these scholarships per thousand of the Elementary School children on the registers. | |
| Staffordshire | |||
| 1926–27 | … | 287 | 2.5 |
| 1927–28 | … | 303 | 2.6 |
| 1928–29 | … | 291 | 2.6 |
| 1929–30 | … | 295 | 2.6 |
| 1930–31 | … | 353 | 3.1 |
| Walsall | |||
| 1926–27 | … | 60 | 3.6 |
| 1927–28 | … | 44 | 2.6 |
| 1928–29 | … | 43 | 2.6 |
| 1929–30 | … | 39 | 2.3 |
| 1930–31 | … | 60 | 3.6 |
§ The figures for Staffordshire include the areas in which Part III Education Authorities are responsible for Elementary Education only.