§ 28. Lord SCONEasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if any education authorities, in their replies to the Circular issued by the Scottish Education Department on the 30th January of this year, intimated their intention of reducing the grants made by them to the Scottish agricultural colleges; and, if so, will he state the names of the authorities and the amount of the reduction proposed in each case?
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRThe replies received by the Scottish Education Department to the Circular issued to education authorities on 30th January last do not contain any intimation of this nature.
§ Lord SCONEIs the right hon. and gallant Member aware that I have received a, communication from one authority in the North of. Scotland intimating that such a reduction has been made by at least one county and that a copy of that communication was sent to the Secretary of State?
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRNo, I think the position is that in the case the Noble Lord has in mind the education committee has come to a provisional decision in favour of a reduction, but their conclusion has not yet been reviewed by the education authority of the area, which is the county council.
§ Lord SCONEIs it not a fact that the reply of the right hon. and gallant Member is scarcely accurate?