§ Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether the managers of the Billingshurst Church of England school proposed to hand over their non-provided school to the local education authority on a long lease, but reserving 1219W the premises for five days a week till 9.45 a.m. for the purpose of giving denominational instruction; and whether the proposal was submitted to the Board for approval; and, if so, with what result?
§ Mr. TREVELYANThe managers of the Billingshurst Church of England school executed a transfer of the school to the local education authority in November of 1909. It did not contain any such reservation as that referred to by the hon. Member, and my right hon. Friend does not find that any such proposal was submitted to the Board for approval.
§ Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that proposals are being made to local education authorities by managers of non-provided schools whereby the schools would become provided schools in every respect save that on one or more days in the week the premises will be reserved from 9 to 9.45 a.m. for the purpose of giving denominational instruction; and whether, with the object of preventing the school hours of any elementary school being partly under one body of managers and partly under another body of managers, he will make it known that no such proposals will be sanctioned by the Board?
§ Mr. TREVELYANSuch proposals as the hon. Member refers to have not infrequently been made in connection with the transfer of non-provided schools under Section 23 of the Act of 1870, but my right hon. Friend is not aware of any recent cases. He has to consider each case on its merits and cannot undertake to give any general ruling.