§ 33. Mr. Liddallasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the reason for the increase in the cost of elementary education per child from £14 7s. 3d. in 1935–36 to £15 16s. 4d. in 1937–38?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (Mr. Kenneth Lindsay)The principal factors in the 703 increase in the cost per child of elementary education in the period referred to are increased expenditure on teachers' salaries, special services and the reorganisation of schools, together with a fall in the number of children in average attendance.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsIs the hon. Gentleman satisfied that this is a good investment for the country?
§ Mr. LindsayCertainly.