HC Deb 30 May 1938 vol 336 cc1648-9
47. Mr. Thurtle

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education how many appeals under Section 18 (1) of the Education Act, 1921, have been received against the proposed voluntary senior central elementary schools to be erected in England and Wales under the provisions of the Education Act, 1936; in how many cases have public local inquiries been held; in how many have decisions been given already by the Board of Education; in how many cases have the appeals been rejected; and whether it is intended to accelerate these appeals in order to ensure the required accommodation for senior scholars at the appointed day?

Captain Dugdale

The number of proposals against which appeals have been made to the Board is 20. In two of these cases public inquiries have been held, and in five cases decisions have been given by the Board, four of which were in favour of the proposal. As regards the last part of the question, these proposals are being dealt with as quickly as the procedure prescribed by Section 18 of the Education Act, 1921, permits.