§ Mr. GRANTasked the President of the Board of Education, whether he has yet received any reply from the education committee of the Cumberland County Council with reference to the deficiency of school accommodation in the parish of Legburthwaite, in the district of Thirlmere; whether there are twenty-three children in the parish for whom no educational provision has been made since last Christmas; and whether, pending a definite settlement, some temporary provision could be made for the education of these children, or whether their Christmas holidays, which have now lasted five months, are to be prolonged indefinitely?
Mr. PEASEI have not yet received any reply from the local education authority, and I am pressing them to deal with this case without delay. I should be prepared to consider any reasonable proposals made to me for the supply of temporary school accommodation.