§ 54. Mr. McGovernasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total amount of money provided for education in Palestine during the next 12 months, and the amounts spent each year since 1921?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreAs the reply contains a large number of figures I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. McGovernIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in many areas in Palestine the people have to bear the cost of education? Can he not make representations to see that the Government bear the full responsibility of education in Palestine?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe hon. Member will see from the figures for which he has asked that there has been a continuous rise every year since 1921 in the amount of money found by the Palestine Government for education.
Viscountess AstorIn view of the money that is spent on education, is it not necessary to see what they are teaching the people?
§ Following are the figures:
§ The annual expenditure of the Palestine Department of Education is as follows:
| Actuals. | |
| £ | |
| 1921–22 | 88,158 |
| 1922–23 | 89,232 |
| 1923–24 | 97,278 |
| 1924–25 | 100,099 |
| 1925–26 | 101,392 |
| 1926–27 | 113,890 |
| 1927 (nine months, 1st April to 1st December) | 100,039 |
| 1928 | 137,115 |
| 1929 | 139,789 |
| 1930 | 143,555 |
| 1931–32 | 146,988 |
| 1932–33 | 159,520 |
| 1933–34 | 179,635 |
| 1934–35 | 201,498 |
| 1935–36 | 221,087 |
§ It will not be possible to state what provision is to be made for the year 1937–38 until the Estimates for that year have been approved.